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...Flexibility is necessary when dealing with employee’s medical conditions
A case in the Leeds Employment Tribunal illustrates how important it is for employers to not make judgements once, about how to accommodate a disability as people’s health needs change over time, meaning the employer’s approach has to also change over time. The case...Employee’s mistaken belief and disability discrimination
It is not uncommon for an employee to be perceived as being awkward about something in connection with their disability. The case of iForce v Wood is an illustration of this scenario. In that case an employee was a packer, working at a fixed workstation in a factory....Reasonable adjustments and disability
Given that we have had disability legislation now for 20 years, you would have thought employers might have realised by now that they have a legal duty in the Equality Act 2010 to make reasonable adjustments to level the playing field for disabled staff. A recent case...
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