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Providing reasonable adjustments
Providing reasonable adjustments for employees without a formal diagnosisIn employment law, an employee can be considered as having a disability even if they do not have a formal diagnosis and would therefore be eligible to receive reasonable...
Unsuccessful for claims of unfair dismissal
Apprentice with ADHD unsuccessful for claims of unfair dismissal and disability discriminationThe tribunal in the recent case of Forrester Hayes v Scania (Great Britain) Ltd dismissed claims of unfair dismissal and disability discrimination, despite it...
Ruling on the determination of sex
Supreme Court ruling on the determination of sex within the Equality Act 2010The recent Supreme Court ruling of For Women Scotland (FWS) v The Scottish Ministers has confirmed the meaning of ‘women’, ‘men’ and ‘sex’ in the context of the Equality Act (EQA)...
UK Government’s Plan to Restrict ‘Fire and Rehire’
UK Government's Plan to Restrict 'Fire and Rehire' Practices in the WorkplaceOne of the main changes to legislation introduced in the UK Government’s Employment Rights Bill back in 2024 was the proposal to impose restrictions on the practice of dismissal...
2025 Updates to The Discrimination Vento Bands
The Vento Bands have undergone their annual update for discrimination claims brought to employment tribunal either on or after the 6th April 2025.The Vento Bands are guidelines that are used to work out the amount of compensation to be awarded for...
Government’s Proposal to Make Unfair Dismissal a Day-One Right
A key action from the Government’s recent Employment Bill was to remove the two-year qualifying period for employees to claim unfair dismissal.The Bill proposes that the right to claim unfair dismissal will be available to employees from their first day of...
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