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....
by Anna Denton | Apr 4, 2019 | 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...
by Anna Denton | Jan 23, 2019 | 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...
by Anna Denton | Nov 21, 2018 | Disability
Under s15 of the Equality Act 2010, an employee argues that their employer treats them unfavourably because of ‘something’ arising in consequence of their disability and argues that the employer cannot show that treatment is a proportionate means of achieving a...
by Anna Denton | May 21, 2018 | Disability
Dismissal is clearly an act of unfavourable treatment if the claimant can show there is a connection between that dismissal and their disability. In cases where a misconduct has been relied upon by the employer as grounds to dismiss, if that conduct arises as a...
