Legal News: Employment update

Jo Broadbent rounds up recent case law and developments affecting employers and their advisers ‘The tribunal asked the correct question, which was whether the employee’s absence, which arose in consequence of his disability, was an effective cause of the decision to dismiss.’ Limits to discrimination ‘arising from’ a disability Under s15 of the Equality Act …
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Discrimination Law: Uncharted territory

Three recent decisions have pushed the boundaries of who can bring discrimination claims, write Tabitha Georghiou and Matthew Ramsey ‘A new era has dawned for discrimination law. Employment practitioners must learn to focus primarily on why the offending conduct took place.’ Discrimination law has traditionally been seen as a means of protecting individuals who fall …
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