FAQs

All items: Definition of disability

Is long COVID a disability under the Equality Act 2010?
In what circumstances might an employer need to obtain a medical report on an employee?
How does an employee's condition meet the definition of disability?
Are there any conditions or categories of work that fall outside the scope of the disability provisions of the Equality Act 2010?
Is someone with HIV, cancer or multiple sclerosis protected from disability discrimination only at the point that the condition affects their ability to carry out day-to-day activities?
Should an employer that does not have disabled employees concern itself with good practice in disability?
For the purposes of the Equality Act 2010 does a mental illness have to be clinically well recognised?
Is alcohol addiction covered by the disability provisions of the Equality Act 2010?
Is medical evidence usually relied on in a disability discrimination case?

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Frequently asked questions and answers on the definition of disability.