Disability discrimination

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  FAQs

  Is an employee whose cancer is in remission covered by the Equality Act 2010?

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  FAQs

  Could an employee with an illness that comes and goes, such as depression, be covered by the Equality Act 2010?

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  Employment law cases

  Redundancy selection: employer's approach to disability-related absences

  In DLA Piper's latest case report, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) tackled the thorny issue of applying sickness absence criteria in redundancy selection to disabled employees at risk of redundancy.

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  Employment law cases

  Stress: "doolally" and "cuckoo's nest" comments in return-to-work interview were disability harassment

  In a good example for line managers of inappropriate comments in a return-to-work interview, an employment tribunal has found that a sergeant's comments to a police officer returning to work after a stress-related absence constituted disability harassment.

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  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  Helen Almond is professional support lawyer, Nigel Cousin and Victoria Davies managing associates and Iain Naylor and Andrew Nealey associates Addleshaw Goddard LLP. They round up the latest rulings.

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  Employment law cases

  Disability discrimination: disregarding final warning over attendance not a reasonable adjustment

  The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that the duty to make reasonable adjustments does not extend to disregarding a final warning about attendance that is relied on when taking the decision to dismiss a disabled employee because of his or her level of absenteeism.

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  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  David Malamatenios is partner, Linda Quinn, Colin Makin and Krishna Santra are senior associates, and Dominic Speedie is an associate at Colman Coyle Solicitors. They round up the latest rulings.

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  Employment law cases

  Associative disability discrimination: Court of Appeal upholds EAT ruling on duty to make reasonable adjustments

  The Court of Appeal has upheld the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ruling that art.5 of the Equal Treatment Framework Directive (2000/78/EC) which covers reasonable accommodation for disabled people in employment, is limited to measures for the assistance of disabled employees, and does not cover adjustments for individuals who have an association with a disabled person.

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  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  Amanda Steadman is a professional support lawyer and Ed Gregory, Rosie Kight and Joanne Magill are associate solicitors at Addleshaw Goddard LLP. They round up the latest rulings.

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  Employment law cases

  Tribunal considers whether or not a phobia can be a disability

  This employment tribunal had the unusual task of deciding whether or not necrophobia, which is the fear of dead bodies or things associated with death, can be a disability under the Equality Act 2010.