The perils of managing an exit for an older worker with dementia
A recent case involving Asda highlights the challenges for employers when faced with an older worker beginning to exhibit the first signs of dementia. This particular case involved an employee who was 73 years old. She had worked for 20 years in a particular store....The widening of Disability Discrimination and signal of how employers might not have it easy arguing everyone back to the office
In 2010, when the Equality Act was updated, the concept of associative discrimination was enshrined within the legislation as regards direct discrimination. This followed the famous Coleman case, where the protection had been extended to the employee not because of...Things we can learn from a recent Disability Discrimination case
Last year, a university law lecturer at BPP University named Elizabeth Aylott was constructively unfairly dismissed and unfavourably treated because of something arising from her disability, despite the fact that other disability related claims were dismissed. She...An interesting development in Disability Discrimination Law
Under Section 6 (1) of the Equality Act 2010, a person is disabled if they (a) have a physical or mental impairment and (b) if the impairment has a substantial and long term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day to day activities. We are...A solicitor working via an agency for the Government Legal Department is bringing a complaint of Disability Discrimination
This case illustrates how employers can get themselves into difficulties. The individual concerned suffered from asthma, which he is claiming is his disability, presumably arguing that it has a substantial impact on his ability to do normal day to day...
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