What if an employer doesn’t know whether somebody is disabled or not?
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...Flexibility is necessary when dealing with employee’s medical conditions
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...Employee’s mistaken belief and disability discrimination
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....VIDEO: Disability, failure to make reasonable adjustments, and knowledge of disability
Our latest video is available to view on the Refreshing Law YouTube channel – please click here to watch Anna discussing disability, failure to make reasonable adjustments, and knowledge of disability.Reasonable adjustments and disability
Given that we have had disability legislation now for 20 years, you would have thought employers might have realised by now that they have a legal duty in the Equality Act 2010 to make reasonable adjustments to level the playing field for disabled staff. A recent case...
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