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Is Stammering Considered a Disability?

Chloe George — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 10:55:53 +0000

For a disability discrimination claim at an Employment tribunal to be successful it needs to pass the test as laid out by the Equality Act 2010. Broadly speaking this means that stammering is a disability if it has a substantial adverse effect on the ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities such as having a ... Read more

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Diabetic bus driver wins £60k for unfair dismissal

chloe.george — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 10:37:17 +0000

A bus driver in London was awarded close to £60,000 following a successful unfair dismissal claim. David Hoggett was employed by Abellio London Limited, and after being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in April 2012 had to make a number of claims for sick pay from his employer. Diabetes is recognised as a disability under ... Read more

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Personal Assistant, 52, told: “I need to trade you in for a younger model”

chloe.george — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:03:06 +0000

An employment tribunal found that Dawn Bailey, 52, was unfairly dismissed from her role as PA to the Chief Executive of Lockheed Martin, one of the world’s largest defence companies, after she developed depression and a chronic illness which left her short of breath and excessively tired. Stephen Ball, the 59-year-old CEO of the UK ... Read more

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Volunteers have no legal right to challenge “employment” discrimination

chloe.george — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 15:16:12 +0000

In a recent decision the Supreme Court ruled that volunteers within organisations do not qualify for the protections afforded under the Equality Act, namely employment discrimination on the grounds of age, race or sex. This landmark case was X v Mid Sussex Citizens Bureau. The facts of the case are that Mrs X was a ... Read more

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Case Review: Grimsby amputee wins £38k for disability discrimination against employer

Joseph Simpson — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 19:30:51 +0000

A crane operator from Grimsby who had part of his leg removed has been awarded £38,000 in compensation after his employers made it difficult for him to return to work. Mammoet UK Ltd, a transport and lifting company, was ordered to pay an award under disability discrimination legislation after an employment tribunal heard that the ... Read more

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