Tribunal update: Claimants argue that nut allergy and eczema are disabilities

XpertHR provides a summary and the full transcript of two interesting recent employment tribunal rulings considering whether or not:

• a chef's serious nut allergy is a disability under the Equality Act 2010;
• an individual's severe eczema is a disability under the Equality Act 2010. 

Also

Disability discrimination: tribunal considers when "learning difficulties" become a disability O'Neill v Barnardo's and others is another tribunal case about the definition of disability. A Northern Ireland industrial tribunal considered the dividing line between an individual having a learning disability and simply having difficulty with literacy or numeracy. 

Employment tribunal decisions 17.06.13 to 23.06.13: £28,000 for teacher unfairly dismissed following son’s criminal conviction A round-up of links to stories about employment tribunal rulings reported in the week beginning 17 June 2013, during which a tribunal awarded £28,000 to a primary school teacher who was unfairly dismissed following her son’s criminal conviction for a sexual offence.