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In the Government Legal Service v Brookes [2017] UKEAT 0302/16, the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) held that the claimant, who suffered from Asperger’s syndrome, experienced disability discrimination by being made to sit a multiple-choice ‘situational judgement test’, in what the EAT called a “fiendishly competitive recruitment process.” The Government Legal Service (GLS) is a large organisation … Continued

The question of whether an employer should adjust trigger points for disciplinary action under their attendance policies in respect of disabled employees was at the centre of the recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision in Griffiths v Department for Work and Pensions. The impact of this decision on how employers should handle disability related absence under … Continued

The duty to make reasonable adjustments in relation to a disabled employee is generally intended to help the employee from being placed at a disadvantage in relation to getting or remaining in employment. This article looks at a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) case, where making a reasonable adjustment would not have prevented the dismissal. … Continued

The casual viewer of hit television programme Downton Abbey may not have picked up on the employment issues it contains.  Nevertheless, events from the series raise interesting employment law questions, which might give employment solicitors and HR professionals cause to think.  If you delve a little deeper, you find that the subjects it addresses are … Continued

This article looks at how employers should deal with employees who suffer from hay fever and other allergies in the workplace. Allergy UK, the charity representing those who suffer from allergies and intolerances, estimate that one in four people in the UK suffer from an allergy and that this figure is on the increase. The … Continued