by Anna Denton | Feb 2, 2023 | Disability discrimination, Equality Act
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...
by Anna Denton | Sep 19, 2022 | Equality Act, Reasonable Adjustment
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...
by Anna Denton | Oct 16, 2021 | Equality Act, 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...
by Anna Denton | Nov 12, 2020 | Equality Act, Gender Fluidity
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:...
by Anna Denton | Oct 8, 2020 | Covid-19, Disability, 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...
by Anna Denton | Sep 30, 2020 | Employment Tribunal, Equality Act, Gender Fluidity
I have talked in the past about the things we can all do to be more respectful to the plus sign portion of our LGBTQ+ community (please see my previous Blogs: http://refreshinglawltd.co.uk/?s=LGBT VIDEO: Can an employee be critical of gender inclusive policies?...