An employment tribunal has ruled that a Scottish government employee, whose flexible working request was denied, is classed as disabled under the Equality Act due to anxiety and fear of crowded...
Guest expert Joanne Smithson addresses how HR can improve the experience of employees working with a terminal illness, and their colleagues
‘Poor’ and ‘inconsistent’ were the two most common terms used by disabled employees who took part in our Great Big Workplace Adjustments Survey to describe their experiences of getting adjustments.
Hayley Thomas won her claims for unfair dismissal and disability discrimination after she was subjected to a hostile and unwelcoming environment following absence for mental illness.
The government published its Disability Action Plan on Monday (5 February), which laid out how the government intends to improve the lives of disabled people in the UK.
The Department for Work and Pensions has announced that from April 2024, disabled people will be able to apply for Access to Work grants online.
Disability charities have protested the demotion of the government’s minister for disabled people, calling it a retrogade step for disabled workers.
A former charity employee who has dyslexia was discriminated against and unfairly dismissed, a tribunal has judged.
Have you ‘heard’ that deafness and hearing loss are more prevalent than we think? Perhaps not, because it is rarely discussed in the media or the workplace.
Disabled people effectively work for free for the last 47 days of the year and stop getting paid today (14 November), according to new analysis by the Trades Union Congress (TUC).
New guidance on how to support disabled employees who need to bring animals to work has been released by disability inclusion organisation the Business Disability Forum (BDF).
D&I guest expert Teri Devine discusses how HR can improve the lives of employees with hearing loss.