Tag: disability discrimination

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10 July 2013

UK: Disability discrimination - limit to duty to automatically appoint redundant disabled employee to vacancy

Previous case law has established that, when a disabled employee becomes unable to carry out their current role, the duty to make reasonable …

08 May 2013

UK: ECJ ruling on definition of disability

The ECJ has confirmed that a person who can work to a limited extent or limited hours can still be "disabled". Relying on the UN Convention on the Rights …

08 May 2013

UK: Disability discrimination claim struck out where no evidence that employer knew of disability

Employers should succeed in striking out a claim where, putting the claimant's case at its best, there is still no evidence of an essential part of the …

10 April 2013

UK: April 2013 changes: collective redundancy, statutory pay rates, injury to feelings and mental health

The minimum period between starting consultation on 100 or more proposed redundancies and the first dismissal taking effect has been reduced from 90 …

08 March 2013

Hong Kong: Disability discrimination in the workplace

In the recent District Court case of Kan Che Sing v Lucky Dragon Boat (Belvedere) Restaurant Limited, a restaurant owner was found to be guilty of …

28 September 2012

UK: Legislative proposals - mental health bill

A Private Members' Bill which would repeal legislative provisions preventing people with mental health conditions from being MPs, jurors or company …

01 May 2012

UK: Reasonable adjustments for disabled employee - no need to supplement pay during phased return to work

The EAT has confirmed that an employer does not necessarily have to pay for work not done if offering a disabled employee a phased return to work. …

03 February 2012

UK: Disability - employers may need to make reasonable adjustments to a practice even if it does not apply directly to disabled employees

The EAT has confirmed that employers should consider reasonable adjustments to policies or practices which do not apply directly to disabled employees …

10 October 2011

UK: Disability - duty to make reasonable adjustments

Recent EAT rulings have established that: it is not a reasonable adjustment to give a disabled employee on sick leave a career sabbatical, nor to …

05 August 2011

UK: Consultation on specialist disability employment programmes

The Government is  consulting on specialist disability employment programmes, ending on 17 October 2011.

01 May 2011

Equality Act: definition of disability

Statutory guidance on matters to be taken into account in determining questions relating to the definition of disability, updated to refer to the …

05 April 2011

UK: Disability discrimination - limits on reasonable adjustments

An employer is only required to make reasonable adjustments to enable a disabled employee to remain in employment, not to enable them to leave on …