Employment law cases

Appleby v The Governing Body of Colburn Community Primary School and another EAT/0334/15

Reports relating to this case:

  • Disability discrimination: Refusal of flexible start time to disabled teaching assistant was reasonable

    Date:
    1 November 2016

    In Appleby v The Governing Body of Colburn Community Primary School and another EAT/0334/15, the EAT upheld an employment tribunal decision that it was not a breach of disability discrimination laws to require a teacher with narcolepsy and mental health problems to be at work for 8.45am, when she had asked for 15 minutes' leeway to arrive by 9am.

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    Date:
    1 July 2016

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