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  • Type:
    Employment law cases

    Disciplinary hearing: Accompaniment by family member was reasonable adjustment

    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.

  • Date:
    8 December 2021
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    The 10 most important employment law cases in 2021

    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.

  • Type:
    Employment law cases

    Definition of disability: EAT considers menopausal symptoms

    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.

  • Date:
    7 October 2021
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Webinar: Disability inclusion at work - the why and the how

    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.

  • Date:
    16 September 2021
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Could long COVID meet the definition of disability?

    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.

  • Type:
    Employment law cases

    Requirement for role to be office based was indirect disability discrimination by association

    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.

  • Type:
    Employment law cases

    Reasonable adjustments in the workplace: Employment tribunal round-up

    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.

  • Date:
    20 July 2021
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Long COVID: Potential scenarios for HR and how to deal with them

    We set out some possible scenarios that HR professionals may face in relation to long COVID, and explain how they could tackle them.

  • Date:
    25 May 2021
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: Neurodiversity

    Dee Caunt, chief executive at the Dyslexia Association, shares her thoughts on how organisations can support neurodiverse employees and benefit from their unique strengths.

  • Date:
    17 December 2020
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Seven key employment law cases from 2020

    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.

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HR and legal information and guidance relating to disability discrimination.