An employer dismissing an employee for sickness absences, and who was unaware that the sickness had come to be a disability, did not discriminate under the Act. The reason for the dismissal was to be looked for in the mind of the employer.
Citations:
Gazette 08-Jul-1998, Gazette 10-Jun-1998, Times 12-Mar-1998, [1998] IRLR 233
Statutes:
Disability Discrimination Act 1995 4(2) 5(1)(a)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
See Also – O’Neill v Symm and Company Ltd EAT 16-Oct-1997
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Cited by:
See Also – O’Neill v Symm and Company Ltd EAT 16-Oct-1997
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Cited – Gbokoyi v Bennett’s Eco-Inverter (Environmental Services) Ltd EAT 18-Jan-2002
The claimant appealed against dismissal of her unfair dismissal and of her maternity related discrimination claim.
Held: The appeal succeeded: ‘it does not appear that the tribunal gave any separate consideration to whether the pregnancy was . .
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Employment, Discrimination
Updated: 28 April 2022; Ref: scu.84463