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- Date:
- 12 June 2024
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- News
Disability remains one of the workplace diversity strands to make the slowest progress. Collecting and analysing more comprehensive data around disability and the challenges employees and candidates face can help employers harness the benefits of a more diverse workforce, argues Katy Talikowska.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
Updated to include information on measures relating to disability in the Employment Rights Bill and the forthcoming Equality (Race and Disability) Bill.
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- Employment law cases
In Wright-Turner v London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and another, the employment tribunal held that a senior council officer's dismissal while on sick leave, with no warning, fair procedure or opportunity to appeal, was unlawful disability discrimination.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
We look at four discrimination cases where an employment tribunal has ordered the employer to pay a large compensation award.
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- Type:
- Training
Updated to reflect that nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists and physiotherapists can issue fit notes from 1 July 2022.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Lynskey v Direct Line Insurance Services Ltd, an employment tribunal held that the employer discriminated against the employee by failing to make reasonable adjustments to account for her menopause symptoms, and that disciplinary action taken over her performance issues was unlawful discrimination arising from her disability.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Jandu v Marks and Spencer plc ET/2200275/21, an employment tribunal held that the retailer had breached its duty to make reasonable adjustments by failing to discount any disability-related effects when assessing the employee against the redundancy selection criteria.
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- Type:
- Leading practice guides
We explore the reasons why organisations are increasingly finding that hiring and retaining disabled employees through being a disability-confident employer is a strategic imperative.
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- Type:
- Leading practice guides
We look at how to attract people with disabilities to the organisation and making the application, interview and selection processes inclusive for disabled candidates.
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- Type:
- Leading practice guides
We examine how to create a safe, fulfilling and inclusive workplace for disabled employees during the whole employee lifecycle.