The appellant was employed by the respondents working in Germany. Her daughter suffered chronic illness and she wished to care for her in England. She said that the refusal to allow her to return to work in the UK was discriminatory as associative discrimination. Held: The suggestion that a carer for a disable person was … Continue reading Hainsworth v Ministry of Defence: CA 13 May 2014
The claimant wheelchair user alleged discrimination by the bus company. The space reserved for wheelchair users on a bus had been wrongly occupied by a passenger who refused to vacate the space. The claimant said that the bus driver should have . .
EAT DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION – Reasonable adjustments UNFAIR DISMISSAL – Reasonableness of dismissal The duty to make adjustments. The Tribunal did not identify the correct PCP. The Tribunal did not identify the disadvantage which the adjustment was to avoid and did not assess to what extent the adjustment would be effective to avoid the disadvantage. Discussion … Continue reading Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Jobcentre Plus) v Higgins (Disability Discrimination : Reasonable Adjustments): EAT 25 Oct 2013
