Is long COVID a disability?
According to official statistics published on 6 May 2022, an estimated 1.8 million people livingView Article
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Tag Archive: disability
18/05/2022
22/10/2021
Is a dismissal discriminatory if the employer does not know about a disability until after dismissal?
Discrimination arising from disability happens where an employer treats an employee unfavourably because of somethingView Article
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20/10/2021
Do menopausal symptoms amount to a disability?
A person has a disability under the Equality Act 2010 if they have a physicalView Article
Read more 13/08/2021
National Disability Strategy – employment implications
The Government has published a National Disability Strategy setting out the actions it will takeView Article
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05/10/2020
Access to Work scheme – updated guidance
The Government has updated the guidance for employers on the Access to Work scheme withView Article
Read more 17/01/2020
Sexual harassment and harassment at work – new guidance published
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published guidance on sexual harassment and otherView Article
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28/06/2019
Is it harassment to suspend an employee who can only write by hand for a few minutes?
Harassment occurs where one person engages in unwanted conduct related to a protected characteristic, suchView Article
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Is a dismissal discriminatory if the employer does not know about the disability until the appeal stage?
Discrimination arising from disability happens where the employer treats an employee unfavourably because of somethingView Article
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29/03/2019
Is a failure to offer a dedicated parking space a breach of the duty to make reasonable adjustments?
Where a provision, criterion or practice applied by an employer puts a disabled person atView Article
Read more 15/03/2017
Covert surveillance: is it harassment?
The EAT considered the case of an employee who claimed that he had been subjectedView Article
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