by Anna Denton | Jul 1, 2022 | Covid-19, Disability
The first Employment Tribunal case to determine that an employee with long COVID was disabled within the meaning of Section 6 of the Equality Act 2010 has taken place. The employee was a caretaker and he tested positive for COVID-19 in November 2020. Initially, he was...
by Anna Denton | Oct 8, 2020 | Covid-19, Disability, Equality Act
As the number of deaths in the UK as a result of COVID-19 increase, there will be thousands who are suffering the pain of bereavement. This Blog explores when the duties and liabilities under the Equality Act in relation to disability might kick in. The...
by Anna Denton | Feb 26, 2020 | Disability, Grievance, Mental health
So far in 2020, all the training that I have been asked to do has centred around mental health in the workplace, which is undoubtedly a positive thing with employers and managers wanting to take this issue more seriously. One of the challenges employers often face...
by Anna Denton | Oct 3, 2019 | Constructive knowledge, Disability, Equality Act, Mental health
It is not unusual for an employer to face a situation, particularly with mental health issues, where somebody might even be undiagnosed themselves, where they are not sure whether or not somebody has a medical condition. As regards the duty to make reasonable...
by Anna Denton | Apr 16, 2019 | Disability
A case in the Leeds Employment Tribunal illustrates how important it is for employers to not make judgements once, about how to accommodate a disability as people’s health needs change over time, meaning the employer’s approach has to also change over time. The case...
by Anna Denton | Apr 11, 2019 | Disability
It is not uncommon for an employee to be perceived as being awkward about something in connection with their disability. The case of iForce v Wood is an illustration of this scenario. In that case an employee was a packer, working at a fixed workstation in a factory....