Reasonable Adjustments for a Disability : Not taking things too far
I have had a handful of recent cases where Occupational Health have advised employers in relation to employees with anxiety problems that the employee’s duties exacerbate their condition. In all of these cases a recommendation has been reducing telephone duties so...Disability and Reasonable Adjustments
If as a result of somebody’s disability they become unable to do the current role that they are employed in and the employer is looking to exit the employee from that position, they are obligated to look at alternative employment. This is the case in unfair dismissal...Long COVID was a 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...COVID related grief and when this might be protected by the 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...Taking care where mental health is concerned
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...
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