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- Date:
- 13 August 2021
- Type:
- Employment law cases
We look at four recent tribunal decisions where employers were found to have breached the duty to make reasonable adjustments for disabled workers under the Equality Act 2010.
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- Date:
- 20 July 2021
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
We set out some possible scenarios that HR professionals may face in relation to long COVID, and explain how they could tackle them.
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- Date:
- 25 May 2021
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
Dee Caunt, chief executive at the Dyslexia Association, shares her thoughts on how organisations can support neurodiverse employees and benefit from their unique strengths.
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- Date:
- 17 December 2020
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
While the focus has been on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, HR professionals have still had their fair share of employment law cases to keep track of in 2020. We highlight seven noteworthy cases from 2020 that employers should know about.
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- Type:
- Quick reference
Updated to reflect the disability discrimination awards made by employment tribunals in 2019/20.
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- Date:
- 28 September 2020
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Sullivan v Bury Street Capital Ltd, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that an employee who had paranoid delusions about a "Russian gang problem" was not disabled under the Equality Act 2010.
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- Date:
- 27 July 2020
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Robinson v Department for Work and Pensions, the Court of Appeal held that, in a discrimination arising from disability claim, the employment tribunal must focus on the reason for the unfavourable treatment and examine the employer's thought processes.
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- Date:
- 17 July 2020
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
Max Winthrop, partner and head of the employment law team at Short, Richardson & Forth, guides us through the current maze of discrimination law, and provides practical advice on what you need to bear in mind when making decisions on workforce matters.
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- Date:
- 14 July 2020
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Hill v Lloyds Bank plc, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that requiring the employer to give an undertaking not to make a disabled employee work with two colleagues she claimed had bullied her, or to offer a severance payment if this was not possible, was a reasonable adjustment.
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- Date:
- 27 April 2020
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Rakova v London North West Healthcare NHS Trust, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that the employer's failure to provide a disabled employee with software updates may amount to a breach of the duty to make reasonable adjustments.