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- Date:
- 20 August 2016
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Risby v London Borough of Waltham Forest EAT/0318/15, the EAT affirmed that a finding of unfavourable treatment because of "something arising in consequence of" a claimant's disability can be made where there is no direct connection between the disability and the conduct leading to that treatment.
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- Date:
- 1 July 2016
- Type:
- Employment law cases
David Malamatenios is partner at Colman Coyle Solicitors. He rounds up the latest rulings.
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- Date:
- 8 June 2016
- Type:
- Employment law cases
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has rejected a reasonable adjustments claim by an NHS worker with severe phobias of blood and needles. Ryan Stringer explains this recent decision on reasonable adjustments for a disabled person.
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- Date:
- 27 May 2016
- Type:
- Employment law cases
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that an "expectation" that an employee work late can be a "provision, criterion or practice" (PCP) triggering the duty to make reasonable adjustments for a disabled person.
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- Date:
- 6 May 2016
- Type:
- Employment law cases
The employment tribunal has upheld a claim for discrimination arising from disability against an employer that withdrew a job offer when it discovered the extent of the claimant's previous long-term ill-health absences.
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- Date:
- 1 May 2016
- Type:
- Employment law cases
David Malamatenios is a partner at Colman Coyle Solicitors. He rounds up the latest rulings.
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- Date:
- 5 April 2016
- Type:
- Employment law cases
This tribunal decision concerned a director who made dismissive comments about an employee's medical condition instead of considering whether or not she had a disability. The tribunal found the employer had constructive knowledge of the claimant's disability and the comments were discrimination arising from her disability.
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- Date:
- 1 April 2016
- Type:
- Employment law cases
Lauren Evans, Iain Naylor, David Rintoul, Lucy Sorell and Rachael Wake are associates at Addleshaw Goddard LLP. They round up the latest rulings.
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- Date:
- 1 March 2016
- Type:
- Employment law cases
Lifting up to 25kg is a "normal day-to-day activity" when deciding whether or not someone is disabled under the Equality Act 2010. Imogen Noons explains a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision on the definition of disability.
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- Date:
- 11 February 2016
- Type:
- Employment law cases
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that both the claimant's former and prospective employers committed discrimination arising from disability when a negative verbal reference resulted in a job offer being withdrawn.