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- Employment law guide
In the case of Good Law Project Limited v EHRC the High Court confirmed that the EHRC's interim guidance concerning single-sex spaces and the definition of "sex" is not unlawful, while in Hutchinson v County Durham, an employment tribunal found that allowing a trans woman to use female changing rooms in circumstances when other staff objected amounted to harassment and indirect sex discrimination.
It is important for HR to recognise that matters relating to gender identity and the use of single-sex facilities are sensitive. These situations must be managed thoughtfully to prevent discrimination and harassment claims.
See: Supporting non-binary and transgender employees: Supporting an employee who is transitioning
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- Employment law guide
Updated with a reference to Pal v Accenture, which clarified whether endometriosis constitutes a disability.
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- Date:
- 29 January 2026
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- News
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- Employment law cases
We look at three cases where employment tribunals found that employers failed to make reasonable adjustments for neurodivergent employees.
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- Date:
- 31 July 2025
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- News
The number of disability discrimination cases received by Acas for early conciliation from employment tribunals increased by 40.7% in 2024-25.
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- Date:
- 23 May 2025
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- News
A worker was subject to disability discrimination after his manager repeatedly sighed and made 'exaggerated exhales', an employment tribunal has found.
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- Date:
- 18 March 2025
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- Podcasts and webinars
Susie Munro, senior legal editor at Brightmine, looks at three cases where employers have lost "discrimination arising from disability" claims after treating workers unfavourably because of disability-related absence.
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- Employment law guide
This guide explains how individuals are protected from discrimination arising from disability, under the Equality Act 2010. This is a type of discrimination that is unique to the protected characteristic of disability.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
This guide explains the duty to make reasonable adjustments for employees and job applicants who have a disability. A failure to comply with the duty amounts to unlawful disability discrimination under the Equality Act 2010.
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- Employment law cases
We look at three cases where employers have lost "discrimination arising from disability" claims after treating workers unfavourably because of disability-related absence.