Disability discrimination

Funeral home unfairly dismissed worker with cancer, tribunal finds

A funeral home discriminated against and unfairly dismissed an employee with cancer, a tribunal has ruled.

Thames Valley Police pays out £1m for discriminatory dismissal

A safeguarding sergeant was awarded £1 million for unfair dismissal at a tribunal after her employer removed approval for her to run an events business while she was signed off sick.

Acas sees surge in disability discrimination claims

The number of disability discrimination claims sent to Acas for conciliation increased by 30% from 2022/23 to 2023/24, analysis of Acas data by the legal firm Nockolds revealed yesterday (3...

Blind baker wins discrimination tribunal

Bosses at a bakery in Wrexham did not do enough to make reasonable adjustments for a man registered as blind before dismissing him during his probation period, a tribunal ruled.

Chip shop worker wins £8,000 in disability discrimination case

Former chip shop worker Oisín McKerr, who lives with autism, has been awarded an £8,000 settlement for a disability discrimination case, after the food outlet failed to inform him of his dismissal.

HR has an AI-powered disability problem

Unless the unintended consequences of AI-powered HR technology are urgently addressed, hundreds of millions worldwide face lifetimes of economic and societal exclusion.

Commercial manager wins unfair dismissal tribunal after ‘size of a house’ comment

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.

Nationwide’s return-to-office mandate backfires with £350,000 tribunal bill

Nationwide Building Society has been ordered to pay more than £350,000 in compensation to a former employee who was made redundant after refusing its return-to-office (RTO) mandate.

Breast cancer survivor wins £30,000 in disability discrimination claim

Marketing manager Lucy Lyddall has won a discrimination claim after being dismissed without warning following treatment for breast cancer.

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