Employment Notes
Tag: disability discrimination
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UK: Disability - employers acting on wrong assumptions about medical conditions risk perceived disability discrimination claims
Employers should take extra care when considering rejecting a job applicant because of a concern that a health condition is likely to deteriorate (even …
India: Implementation of the rights of persons with Disabilities Act 2016
The passage of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (the Act) and subsequent notification of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, …
UK: Pay gap reporting - EHRC recommendations and HSF review of gender pay gap reports published so far
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has recently published research into gender, ethnicity and disability pay gaps, along with a strategy for …
UK: Recruitment - employers may need to consider adjustments to psychometric testing or other processes which could disadvantage disabled candidates
Employers should give careful consideration to requests to adjust recruitment processes where a disabled applicant asserts that the particular method …
UK: Dismissal for long-term sickness - new medical evidence at internal appeal
Employers should ensure they investigate any evidence that a long-term sick employee may soon be able to return to work before deciding to dismiss, even …
UK: Disability-related discrimination - extra care needed when dismissing for misconduct
Employers should take extra care when disciplining a disabled employee for conduct which could be connected with the disability. In City of York Council …
UK: New publications - ACAS guidance - productivity, terminal illness, dress codes, gender pay gap reports
Acas has issued guidance for line managers to help run effective teams and on dealing with life-threatening conditions at work, and has updated its dress …
UK: New publications on disability, apprenticeship, e-cigarettes, and racist abuse
The following new employment law-related resources have been published: DWP updated guidance on employing disabled people, including information on the …
UK: Disability duty to make reasonable adjustments may require employers to consider pay protection when moving employees to different roles
Where an employee is unable to continue in their original role due to disability, it may be a reasonable adjustment both to move them to a new role and …
Australia: One size plaster cast does not fit all - Navigating the pitfalls of dismissing an injured or incapacitated worker
In brief Many employers will, at some point, be faced with the difficult task of terminating the employment of an employee who has been absent from …
UK: Disability discrimination cases on discipline for misconduct and expectation to work long hours
Employers should take extra care when considering disciplining a disabled employee for misconduct, to determine if there is a link between the conduct …
UK: New resources on human rights, terminal illness, database of tribunal decisions
The EHRC has published guidance for board directors on business and human rights. The TUC has launched a Dying to Work campaign, seeking better …
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