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Case Law: Disability Discrimination In 2021 – Lessons From Recent Decisions

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The news that a dismissed employee was awarded more than £2.5m for disability discrimination and harassment has garnered a lot of headlines recently.

United KingdomEmployment and HR
Barry Stanton
Barry Stanton
Jemille Gibson
Jemille Gibson

Published in the Employment Law Journal Issue 222 (July/August 2021). If you are a member, you can view it here 

Barry Stanton and Jemille Gibson examine the key points to arise from the latest crop of disability discrimination cases.

The news that a dismissed employee was awarded more than £2.5m for disability discrimination and harassment has garnered a lot of headlines recently. However, there have been several other decisions this year which have highlighted some tricky issues for employers to consider when dealing with employees or job applicants with potential disabilities. Here, we round up the main learning points for employers and their advisers.

What point in time do we use to assess whether a person is disabled?

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