Equality, diversity and human rights

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  Employment law cases

  Duty to make reasonable adjustments does not apply to associative disability discrimination, confirms EAT

  The Employment Appeal Tribunal has confirmed that employers do not have a duty to make reasonable adjustments where an individual, typically a carer, has an association with a disabled person.

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  Employment law cases

  Age discrimination: Court of Appeal confirms correct comparison exercise

  The Court of Appeal has confirmed that age-related differences between the claimant and his or her comparator should not be taken into account when deciding whether or not the claimant suffered less favourable treatment because of his or her age.

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  Employment law cases

  Disability discrimination: Reduction in working hours can be reasonable adjustment for disabled workers

  In Ring v Dansk Almennyttigt Boligselskab; HK Danmark, acting on behalf of Werge v Dansk Arbejdsgiverforening, acting on behalf of Pro Display A/S [2013] IRLR 571 ECJ, the ECJ defined "disability", and held that reducing a disabled person's working hours may be a reasonable adjustment to enable him or her to continue working.

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  Employment law cases

  HIV/AIDS: Greek employer breached human rights of worker dismissed after testing HIV positive

  The European Court of Human Rights has held that a Greek employer breached the human rights of an HIV-positive employee who was dismissed as a result of pressure from colleagues.

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  Employment law cases

  Tribunal award of £169,000 for male worker presumed to be guilty of sexual harassment

  Assumptions that an individual accused of sexual harassment must be guilty can be costly, as this council found out after a tribunal awarded the claimant £169,000 for sex discrimination and constructive dismissal.

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  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  David Malamatenios is a partner, and Linda Quinn, Krishna Santra, Sandra Martins and Melissa Powys-Rodrigues are solicitors at Colman Coyle Solicitors. They round up the latest rulings.

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  Employment law cases

  Prospective employer's failure to enquire about insurance cover for 77-year-old driver was age discrimination

  The employment tribunal in this age discrimination case found that the employer discriminated against a 77-year-old potential recruit by failing to make enquiries about alternative driving insurance cover for him after one telephone conversation with its usual insurance provider.

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  Employment law cases

  Cut-off age of 55 for permanent health insurance benefits was age discrimination

  The employer discriminated against an employee by withdrawing his permanent health insurance (PHI) benefits when he reached the age of 55, found the employment tribunal in this age discrimination case.

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  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  Joe Beeston, Kate Edminson, Rosie Kight and David Rintoul are associate solicitors and Iain Naylor is a trainee solicitor at Addleshaw Goddard LLP. They round up the latest rulings. They round up the latest rulings.

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  Tasks

  Take steps to ensure that the workforce is inclusive of men and women