disableddiscrimination

30

Mar

2023

Pressurised Delivery Driver Succeeds in Disability Discrimination Claim

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Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

The pressure under which the UK's legion of delivery drivers work is well known as online shopping habits increase. As an Employment Tribunal (ET) ruling showed, however, workers' disabilities must never be ignored when assigning them a reasonable...

04

Aug

2021

Disabled Teacher Sacked on Capability Grounds Wins Employment Appeal

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Written by Sydney Mitchell

Employers are entitled to dismiss workers who are incapable of adequately doing their jobs – but what if such incapacity arises from a disability? The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) addressed that issue in a case concerning a teacher who suffered...

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