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Disability discrimination

Disabled people are protected in the workplace against direct and indirect disability discrimination, harassment and victimisation because of their disability. Disability discrimination legislation covers disabled employees, but also disabled job applicants in the recruitment process.

Under the Equality Act 2010, an employer has an active duty to make reasonable adjustments for a disabled person where its policies or practices, or physical feature of its premises, put a disabled employee at a substantial disadvantage in comparison with a non-disabled person.


    • Bullying and harassment
    • Disability discrimination
    • Disability

    Exclusion from International Men’s Day post was harassment, finds tribunal

    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Jun 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Jun 2024

    Sainsbury's manager left out of a International Men's Day post wins unfavourable treatment claim at the employment tribunal.

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Disability discrimination
    • Disability

    Sight-impaired worker treated unfavourably by bakery

    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Jun 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Jun 2024

    Tribunal finds The Village Bakery in Wrexham unfavourably treated a factory worker with sight impairment, while on porobation

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Scotland
    • Disability discrimination

    Teacher awarded £61k after ruling over menopause symptoms

    by Rob Moss 13 Jun 2024
    by Rob Moss 13 Jun 2024

    Teacher awarded £61,000 in disability discrimination and unfair dismissal claim after her employer failed to make reasonable adjustments.

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Stress
    • Disability discrimination

    Detective pressured back to office wins reasonable adjustments case

    by Rob Moss 30 May 2024
    by Rob Moss 30 May 2024

    Met police officer pressured to return to the office despite heart condition wins disability discrimination and harassment tribunal case.

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Disability discrimination
    • Latest News

    Deaf man awarded £50k after Jobcentre failures

    by Rob Moss 28 May 2024
    by Rob Moss 28 May 2024

    Jobcentre which failed to make reasonable adjustments for deafness told to pay £50,000 and train staff on disability discrimination.

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Disability discrimination
    • Legal sector

    Law firm receptionist who could not say its name loses claim

    by Jo Faragher 24 May 2024
    by Jo Faragher 24 May 2024

    A law firm receptionist who could not answer the phone with the correct name has lost her claims for harassment and discrimination.

    • Associative discrimination
    • Disability discrimination
    • Latest News

    Software exec awarded £90k for associative discrimination

    by Rob Moss 22 May 2024
    by Rob Moss 22 May 2024

    Software executive awarded £89,900 after his employer discriminated against him in association with his wife’s cancer treatment.

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Northern Ireland
    • Disability discrimination

    O2 parent settles £160k disability discrimination case

    by Ashleigh Webber 20 May 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 20 May 2024

    Worker who left his job at an O2 after recommendations from occupational health were ignored has settled his disability discrimination case.

    • Absence
    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Disability discrimination

    Teacher who fell asleep in class unfairly dismissed

    by Ashleigh Webber 20 May 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 20 May 2024

    A teacher who lost his job after falling asleep in class was unfairly dismissed, an employment tribunal finds.

    • Disability discrimination
    • Disability
    • Latest News

    Former Accenture exec with ADHD files for unfair dismissal

    by Jo Faragher 5 Apr 2024
    by Jo Faragher 5 Apr 2024

    A former Accenture executive has filed an employment tribunal claim, saying he was ‘belittled and shamed’ for health issues including ADHD and depression. 

    • Stress
    • Local authorities
    • Disability discrimination

    Worker who suffered PTSD after Grenfell wins record £4.6m

    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Mar 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Mar 2024

    Former council employee dismissed after taking sick leave for PTSD following the Grenfell Tower fire has been awarded £4.6m by tribunal.

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Disability discrimination
    • Education

    Rejection of lecturer’s promotion application not discriminatory

    by Ashleigh Webber 12 Mar 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 12 Mar 2024

    Coventry University's decision not to promote a lecturer with ADHD and a sleep disorder was not disability discrimination.

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Northern Ireland
    • Disability discrimination

    DAERA settles hearing loss discrimination case for £50k

    by Rob Moss 23 Feb 2024
    by Rob Moss 23 Feb 2024

    Man with moderate to severe hearing loss settles disability discrimination case against the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.

    • Age discrimination
    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Age

    Menopause guidance emphasises need for reasonable adjustments

    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Feb 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Feb 2024

    Menopause guidance for employers from the EHRC has stressed the need for reasonable adjustments if symptoms amount to a disability. 

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Disability discrimination
    • Disability

    Worker with sight loss wins discrimination claim against Mitie

    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Jan 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 5 Jan 2024

    A security guard who lost his sight has won a disability discrimination claim against Mitie after it failed to make reasonable adjustments.

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