In this case, the claimant unsuccessfully argued that he was forced to resign because of his association with a disabled person, namely his father who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
In DLA Piper's case of the week, Foster v Cardiff University, the Employment Appeal Tribunal considered the issue of reasonable adjustments for an academic with chronic fatigue syndrome and how stress and anxiety affect that condition.
This employment tribunal allowed a chef's disability discrimination claim to proceed after finding that his severe nut allergy is a disability under the Equality Act 2010.
The employment tribunal in this case allowed the claimant's disability discrimination case to proceed after finding that her severe eczema is a disability under the Equality Act 2010.
This case is a useful early example, along with Williams v Ystrad Mynach College ET/1600019/11, of how employment tribunals are approaching the new concept of "discrimination arising from disability" under the Equality Act 2010. The claimant fell at the first hurdle by failing to demonstrate a link between his disability and his treatment by the employer.
The European Court of Justice has confirmed that a reduction in working hours can be regarded as reasonable accommodation for disabled workers where the reduction makes it possible for the worker to continue in employment and does not represent a disproportionate burden on the employer.
This Northern Ireland tribunal case about the definition of disability considers the dividing line between an individual having a learning disability and simply having difficulty with literacy or numeracy.