What do you do if an employee raises something that might be a disability during a disciplinary hearing?
If an employee is accused of misconduct of some kind, their defence may well be that a core part of their condition was behind their behaviour. This is classic section 15 Equality Act 2010 territory. We have seen a string of cases where an employee is found to have...When an employee tries to mask their mental health condition using physical ailments
It is not uncommon for an employer to have an employee presenting with physical ailments when really underlying the position is a mental health condition. An employer can worry about the extent to which they are going to be found liable for disability...Enhanced shared parental pay question resolved
Enhancing shared parental pay differently to maternity pay is not sex discrimination, a recent case has resolved. The Court of Appeal recently heard from two male claimants who felt they suffered discrimination when their employers failed to pay them an enhanced...Pre-cancerous conditions having automatic protection under the Equality Act
You should be aware the Equality Act makes certain conditions such as Cancer, HIV and Multiple Sclerosis deemed disabilities i.e. anyone with that condition is protected by the legislation and they do not need to go to the lengths of proving that their medical...
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