by Anna Denton | Apr 8, 2020 | Equality Act, Protected Characteristics
Society has to decide from time to time what it regards as a ‘Protected Characteristic’ for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010. The most recent additions have been age discrimination, gender reassignment, religious beliefs and sexual...
by Anna Denton | Aug 28, 2019 | Disability discrimination, Employment Tribunal, Equality Act
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...
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...
by Anna Denton | Dec 18, 2018 | Harassment
You maybe of the view that because what you’re aware of is happening outside of work, that the employer has no responsibility or need to get involved. However, there are a couple of different angles that you need to think about the situation from. Firstly, if the...
by Anna Denton | Jun 25, 2018 | Messaging Apps
Most staff handbooks now have something in them relating to an employee’s use of social media like blogging online, posting on forums etc. Most employers now have computer use policies, which extend to things like what internet sites people are browsing and how they...