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.
Peeling onions led to unfair dismissal of woman with glaucoma
A woman with a long-term eye condition, who lost her job at a food preparation firm after being asked to...
“Fat ginger pikey” and Yoda comments were not harassment, finds EAT
A salesman who was called a “fat ginger pikey” by work colleagues has lost his claim for disability discrimination and...
Court of Appeal: Dismissal for behaviour related to disability was discrimination
Employers could be liable for disability discrimination if they dismiss employees for behaviour that is related to their disability, the...
One in six workers with diabetes feel they have been discriminated against
One in six workers with diabetes feels they have been discriminated against at work because of their condition, the charity...
Disabled DWP employee was treated unfairly, tribunal rules
A disabled Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) employee has won £26,000 in compensation after an employment tribunal ruled he...
National plan for hearing loss aims to spread good practice at work
Action Plan on Hearing Loss is a national programme to spread good practice. This year NHS England published guidance on...
Disabled shop worker wins tribunal award from M&S over lift key
An employment tribunal has made an award of £1,000 against Marks and Spencer after a delay in providing a disabled...
Salesman loses racial discrimination claim following “fat pikey” comment
A technology salesman who said he was called a “fat ginger pikey” and “Gimli” by his managers has lost a...
EAT rules that perceiving condition as a disability is discriminatory
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that it can be considered direct disability discrimination to reject a job application...
From workers’ rights to dress codes: What does 2018 have in store?
Brexit may mean a degree of uncertainty in employment law, but what is the direction of travel in 2018? Beverley...
Eight employment law cases that will shape 2018
We round up eight significant employment law decisions expected in 2018, with cases due on employment status in the gig...
Colour blindness deemed not to be disability at tribunal
A claimant’s red-green colour blindness could not be considered a disability under the Equality Act 2010, an employment tribunal has...
HR horrors: How to flee four frightening scenarios
Halloween is upon us, but what are the most common HR horrors and how should employers deal with them? Alexandra...
Pay gaps need to tackle ethnicity and disability as well as gender, urges EHRC
All jobs should be advertised as available for flexible working and fathers should receive ‘use it or lose it’ parental...
Six important employment law cases in 2017
The decision by the Supreme Court that the employment tribunal fees system is unlawful may be one of the most...
