by Natalie | Mar 21, 2024 | Disability, reasonable adjustments
If as a result of somebody’s disability they become unable to do the current role that they are employed in and the employer is looking to exit the employee from that position, they are obligated to look at alternative employment. This is the case in unfair dismissal...
by Anna Denton | Jul 1, 2022 | Covid-19, Disability
The first Employment Tribunal case to determine that an employee with long COVID was disabled within the meaning of Section 6 of the Equality Act 2010 has taken place. The employee was a caretaker and he tested positive for COVID-19 in November 2020. Initially, he was...
by Anna Denton | Feb 26, 2020 | Disability, Grievance, Mental health
So far in 2020, all the training that I have been asked to do has centred around mental health in the workplace, which is undoubtedly a positive thing with employers and managers wanting to take this issue more seriously. One of the challenges employers often face...
by Anna Denton | Oct 3, 2019 | Constructive knowledge, Disability, Equality Act, Mental health
It is not unusual for an employer to face a situation, particularly with mental health issues, where somebody might even be undiagnosed themselves, where they are not sure whether or not somebody has a medical condition. As regards the duty to make reasonable...
by Anna Denton | Jul 25, 2019 | Disability discrimination, Employment Tribunal, Equality Act, Mental health
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...