Disability
Discrimination arising from a disability and reasons for dismissal
Paranoid delusions may not amount to disability
Closing the Gap – The disability employment rate gap is narrowing
What does “return to work” mean in the context of long-term disability benefits?
Long-term effect in disability discrimination claims
A word to the publicity shy – Employment Tribunal judgments must be published
Judgments issued by Employment Tribunals are maintained in a public register and, since 9 February 2017, published on an online […]
Government consultation: "Health is everyone's business"
The government has launched a consultation on ways in which government and employers can take action to reduce ill-health-related job […]
Foretelling the future: when can you take into account future ability in recruitment decisions?
When an employer is considering whether to hire, promote or is otherwise taking management decisions about employees, it is fairly […]
When does an employee's entitlement to long-term disability benefits cease?
In ICTS (UK) Limited v. Visram UKEAT/0133/18, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered whether an employee’s entitlement to long-term disability […]
Acas publishes guidance on workplace neurodiversity
Acas has published guidance to help employers learn about neurodiversity and to suggest changes that can be made in the […]
Constructive knowledge of disability: when should employers reasonably know of an employee's disability?
In the recent case of Lamb v. The Garrard Academy the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered at what point employers have a duty to make reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 (the Act).