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- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Johnston v Department of Finance, an industrial tribunal in Northern Ireland found that an employer's refusal to provide an alternative "word-light" numeracy test for a dyslexic candidate, was a failure to make reasonable adjustments.
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- Date:
- 17 July 2024
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- News
The new government confirmed that it would bring forward an Employment Rights Bill in the King's Speech today (17 July) - legislation that will "ban exploitative practices and enhance employment rights".
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- Date:
- 26 June 2024
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- Podcasts and webinars
Brightmine legal editors Zeba Sayed and Stephen Simpson offer a countdown of the top 10 employment law proposals that are likely to have the biggest impact on employers after the general election.
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- Date:
- 12 June 2024
- Type:
- 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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- Type:
- 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.