Video: The duty to make reasonable adjustments for a disability
Anna’s latest video is available to view on the Refreshing Law YouTube channel – please click here to watch Anna’s video regarding the duty to make reasonable adjustments for a disability.Can ‘stress’ or ‘work-related stress’ be a disability for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010?
Stress is a short-term reaction to adverse circumstances which doesn’t ordinarily attract the protection of legislation. Where somebody is suffering from symptoms of low mood and anxiety referred to by Clinicians as ‘Clinical Depression’ then, if it is...Focusing on progressive disabilities
You may be aware that under the Equality Act certain conditions that might be described as progressive are automatically deemed a disability under the legislation including Cancer, HIV and Multiple Sclerosis. Sight impairments that are certified by a Consultant...Protecting a disabled employees’ pay can be a reasonable adjustment
G4S Cash Solutions (UK) Limited recently got themselves into trouble where one of their engineers involved in maintaining ATM machines suffered back pain, and ultimately was no longer fit to do work involving heavy lifting or in confined spaces. It was therefore...The length of time somebody needs to have suffered from a mental impairment in order to qualify as disabled under the Equality Act 2010
You’re probably familiar with the definition of a disability under the Equality Act and the fact that somebody has to have suffered from their physical or mental impairment for more than 12 months in order for it to be sufficiently long term in its effect on someone’s...
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