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- Date:
- 19 April 2022
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
Employment lawyer Max Winthrop discusses the law and best practice around disability-related reasonable adjustments at disciplinary and grievance meetings.
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- Type:
- FAQs
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- Date:
- 2 March 2022
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
Employers should treat all staff who have long Covid as if they have a disability, in the absence of clear legislative protections for people with lingering symptoms which can affect their performance at work.
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- Date:
- 1 March 2022
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Hayes v Rendall & Rittner Ltd, an employment tribunal held that it would have been a reasonable adjustment for the employer to reschedule a disciplinary hearing and to have it heard by telephone.
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- Date:
- 14 December 2021
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Cox v Lancashire County Council, an employment tribunal held that allowing an autistic employee's wife to accompany him at a disciplinary hearing was a reasonable adjustment under disability discrimination legislation.
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- Date:
- 8 December 2021
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, HR professionals have had their fair share of employment law rulings to keep track of in 2021. We count down the 10 most important judgments of the year that every employer should know about.
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- Date:
- 14 October 2021
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Rooney v Leicester City Council, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that the tribunal erred in holding that an employee with menopausal symptoms was not disabled.
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- Date:
- 7 October 2021
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
Karen Jackson, founder-director of Didlaw, and Jen Rooney, workplace wellbeing and disability inclusion specialist, discuss how organisations can advance disability inclusion in their workplace.
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- Date:
- 16 September 2021
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
While not formally recognised as a disability, the effect long COVID may have on a person's ability to work may mean it should be considered as such. Hollie Ryan, senior associate at Stevens & Bolton LLP, looks at the support employers may need to offer staff with persistent symptoms to avoid legal claims.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Follows v Nationwide Building Society, the employment tribunal held that requiring the senior manager, who is the primary carer for her disabled mother, to be office based amounted to indirect disability discrimination by association.