Employment Notes

UK: new resources on mental health, neurodiversity and disability passports

UK: requirement for causal link between disability and unfavourable treatment not satisfied by mistaken belief

Taiwan: Hiring Disabled Employees

In a bid to increase the diversity of workforces, and increase access to employment for those with disabilities, Taiwan has a quota for the number of …

Malaysia: Proposed changes to the Industrial Relations Act 1967

Malaysia's Ministry of Human Resources has recently proposed amendments to the Industrial Relations Act 1967 ("IRA") which, if introduced, would result …

UK: Disability discrimination: rulings on unfavourable treatment and PHI benefits

The Supreme Court has upheld a Court of Appeal decision that treatment of a disabled employee which is advantageous (permitting ill health early …

UK: voluntary reporting on disability and wellbeing

The Government has published a framework for large employers to report voluntarily on disability, mental health and wellbeing in their workplace. It …

Hong Kong: Proposed changes to discrimination laws

On 30 November 2018, legislation was gazetted which proposes various amendments to the Sex Discrimination Ordinance, Disability Discrimination Ordinance, …

UK: new resources on criminal record checks, mental health and dyslexia

Unlock has published new guidance for employers on criminal record checks, to which the ICO has contributed. The guidance states that checks at the …

UK: discrimination arising from disability claim only requires loose causal link

Employers should consider carefully whether there may be a connection between an employee's disability and their conduct before dismissing or taking …

UK: withdrawal of job offer due to sickness absence was unlawful disability discrimination

Employers who receive a reference detailing a potential recruit's significant absence levels in their last job risk a disability discrimination claim if …

UK: Disability discrimination - need to consider possible link between misconduct and an employee's disability before deciding disciplinary action

When disciplining a disabled employee, employers need to consider carefully whether they should obtain medical evidence on any possible link between …

UK: Disability discrimination update on 'pre-cancerous cells', use of occupational health advice, and long hours culture

Employers should note that an employee may still have cancer for the purposes of protection against disability discrimination even though the medical …