An interesting development in Disability Discrimination Law
Under Section 6 (1) of the Equality Act 2010, a person is disabled if they (a) have a physical or mental impairment and (b) if the impairment has a substantial and long term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day to day activities. We are...What if an employer doesn’t know whether somebody is disabled or not?
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...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...Do you have a separate Menopause Policy?
A recent case saw an employee successfully claim £5,000 for injury to feelings in connection with disability discrimination in the Glasgow employment tribunal, linking the menopause to disability in a rare example of this issue coming before the courts. The particular...
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