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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.


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    Ethnicity and disability pay gaps: Ready to report? (webinar)

    by Rob Moss 1 Jul 2025
    by Rob Moss 1 Jul 2025

    17 July 2025 | Register now for our webinar on the reporting requirements in the pipeline for ethnicity and disability pay gaps.

    • NHS
    • Disability discrimination
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion

    One in eight senior NHS managers from black and minority ethnic background

    by Nic Paton 1 Jul 2025
    by Nic Paton 1 Jul 2025

    One in eight senior managers in the NHS are from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds, according to figures from...

    • Bullying and harassment
    • Disability discrimination
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    HR manager with ‘messy’ work loses discrimination case

    by Jo Faragher 25 Jun 2025
    by Jo Faragher 25 Jun 2025

    An HR manager who was told his work was ‘messy’ has lost a case for discrimination and harassment at tribunal.

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Disability discrimination
    • Latest News

    Swearing chef awarded £13,000 for disability discrimination

    by Jo Faragher 4 Jun 2025
    by Jo Faragher 4 Jun 2025

    She was heard swearing by “numerous staff and guests”, the tribunal heard, until another colleague intervened and calmed her down.

    • Bullying and harassment
    • Employment law
    • Disability discrimination

    Disability harassment and discrimination ‘shockingly high’

    by Rob Moss 3 Jun 2025
    by Rob Moss 3 Jun 2025

    Disability harassment, bullying, discrimination is pervasive, the TUC has cautioned as it publishes new polling data.

    • Disability discrimination
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    • Disability

    Sighing in frustration at colleague was discriminatory, judge rules

    by Adam McCulloch 23 May 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 23 May 2025

    The claimant joined Roke Manor Research in 2020 as a software engineer, but struggled with poor timekeeping. He was later diagnosed with ADHD.

    • Local authorities
    • Disability discrimination
    • Education

    Union rep teacher awarded £370k for unfair dismissal

    by Rob Moss 15 May 2025
    by Rob Moss 15 May 2025

    Teacher and union rep awarded £370,000 after head teacher unfairly dismissed her in ‘revenge’ for her opposing lesson observations plan.

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Constructive dismissal
    • NHS

    NHS worker awarded £29k after Darth Vader comparison

    by Rob Moss 8 May 2025
    by Rob Moss 8 May 2025

    NHS worker awarded £29,000 by employment tribunal after being assigned Darth Vader personality type in Star Wars-themed Myers-Briggs exercise.

    • Disability discrimination
    • Latest News
    • Discipline and grievances

    Apprentice with ADHD was fairly dismissed after lunch incident

    by Adam McCulloch 10 Apr 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 10 Apr 2025

    An employment tribunal has ruled against a garage apprentice who said his ADHD caused him to be unfairly dismissed from...

    • Social mobility
    • Sexual harassment
    • Employment law

    Eight new equality laws in the pipeline

    by Rob Moss 10 Apr 2025
    by Rob Moss 10 Apr 2025

    Rob Moss examines eight potential new equality laws, including race and disability equal pay rules and dual discrimination claims.

    • Disability discrimination
    • Latest News
    • Discrimination

    Police sergeant’s ‘scattergun’ allegations dismissed by tribunal

    by Jo Faragher 17 Mar 2025
    by Jo Faragher 17 Mar 2025

    A Met Police sergeant who brought 271 individual allegations to an employment tribunal has had all claims dismissed.

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Disability
    • Disability discrimination

    One in 10 firms taken to tribunal because of neurodiversity conflicts

    by Nic Paton 14 Mar 2025
    by Nic Paton 14 Mar 2025

    More than one in 10 organisations (13%) have been involved in employment tribunals relating to neurodiversity, worrying new research has...

    • Reasonable adjustments
    • Disability discrimination
    • Disability

    Eight in 10 disabled staff feel burnout as cuts loom

    by Jo Faragher 12 Mar 2025
    by Jo Faragher 12 Mar 2025

    Almost eight in 10 disabled employees feel burnt out, almost double the rate of their non-disabled colleagues.

    • Right to work
    • Disability discrimination
    • Latest News

    Unfairly dismissed Edinburgh professor awarded £1m

    by Rob Moss 26 Feb 2025
    by Rob Moss 26 Feb 2025

    Engineering professor unfairly dismissed by the University of Edinburgh awarded more than £1m after a 13-year legal battle.

    • Age discrimination
    • Acas
    • Constructive dismissal

    Menopause-related tribunal claims treble in two years

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 25 Feb 2025
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 25 Feb 2025

    The number of menopause-related employment tribunal claims more than trebles in two years, new analysis reveals.

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