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- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Cox v Lancashire County Council, an employment tribunal held that allowing an autistic employee's wife to accompany him at a disciplinary hearing was a reasonable adjustment under disability discrimination legislation.
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- Date:
- 8 December 2021
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, HR professionals have had their fair share of employment law rulings to keep track of in 2021. We count down the 10 most important judgments of the year that every employer should know about.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Rooney v Leicester City Council, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that the tribunal erred in holding that an employee with menopausal symptoms was not disabled.
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- Date:
- 7 October 2021
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- Podcasts and webinars
Karen Jackson, founder-director of Didlaw, and Jen Rooney, workplace wellbeing and disability inclusion specialist, discuss how organisations can advance disability inclusion in their workplace.
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- Date:
- 16 September 2021
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
While not formally recognised as a disability, the effect long COVID may have on a person's ability to work may mean it should be considered as such. Hollie Ryan, senior associate at Stevens & Bolton LLP, looks at the support employers may need to offer staff with persistent symptoms to avoid legal claims.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Follows v Nationwide Building Society, the employment tribunal held that requiring the senior manager, who is the primary carer for her disabled mother, to be office based amounted to indirect disability discrimination by association.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
We look at four recent tribunal decisions where employers were found to have breached the duty to make reasonable adjustments for disabled workers under the Equality Act 2010.
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- Date:
- 20 July 2021
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
We set out some possible scenarios that HR professionals may face in relation to long COVID, and explain how they could tackle them.
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- Date:
- 25 May 2021
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
Dee Caunt, chief executive at the Dyslexia Association, shares her thoughts on how organisations can support neurodiverse employees and benefit from their unique strengths.
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- Date:
- 17 December 2020
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
While the focus has been on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, HR professionals have still had their fair share of employment law cases to keep track of in 2020. We highlight seven noteworthy cases from 2020 that employers should know about.