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Disability discrimination: Dismissal of shoplifting employee with tendency to steal

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    Wood v Durham County Council EAT/0099/18 (0 other reports)

Wood v Durham County Council EAT/0099/18

disability discrimination | definition of disability | tendency to steal | excluded condition

In Wood v Durham County Council, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that the employee's tendency to steal was a manifestation of his disability and an excluded condition under the Equality Act 2010 (Disability) Regulations 2010.