Disability cases – being able to defend them
A recent case involving HMRC illustrated some key messages for me about defending a disability case. In McAllister v Revenue and Customs Commissioners, the employee worked for HMRC for 7 years. He suffered from anxiety and depression and was off work for long periods...Reframing your thinking around reasonable adjustments
I regularly come across the attitude that it is for the employee to ask their employer for the reasonable adjustments that they need. Firstly, this is not correct – the Equality Act 2010 places an obligation on the employer to make reasonable adjustments, irrespective...Developments in the law relating to Menopause
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has only ever heard two cases in this space. Most recently they dealt with the second case that’s come before them where essentially they told the lower Tribunal off for failing to recognise the employee’s disability and potential sex...Gender Identity News
This year has seen the tenth anniversary of the Equality Act 2010 and the “protected characteristic” of gender reassignment, and it has had more attention than it has had previously (please see our previous Blog on this topic:...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...
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