Case report round-up: Unpaid volunteer could not claim disability discrimination
XpertHR's latest case reports cover:
- Employment status: Unpaid volunteer could not claim the protection of the Disability Rights Act or Framework Directive In X v Mid Sussex Citizens’ Advice Bureau and others [2011] EWCA Civ 28 CA, the Court of Appeal held that a volunteer at a Citizens’ Advice Bureau was not an employee for the purposes of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and could not therefore claim disability discrimination when she was asked to stop her voluntary work. (Employment Review)
- Employment status: Foster carer is not a "worker" In Bullock v Norfolk County Council EAT/0230/10, the EAT held that a foster carer was not a “worker”, as defined in the Employment Rights Act 1996, and not therefore entitled to be accompanied at a disciplinary hearing. (Employment Review)
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