Our employment law update for July covers cases about legal principles tribunals must consider when analysing the ‘substantial adverse impact’ in disability claims, the difficulties in selecting discrimination comparators,...more
If it ain't broke – removing extended absence trigger a failure to make a reasonable adjustment - Removing an extended sickness absence trigger point from an employee with ME/ chronic fatigue syndrome was a failure to make...more
Space invaders – parking policy relevant to reasonable adjustments claim - In Linsley v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs the EAT confirmed that the employer's parking policy should not have been...more
Change of plan – redundancy four months after TUPE transfer was for ETO reasons - The claimant in Davies v Droylsden Academy was a venue lettings manager for a company which provided premises services for schools. She...more
Taxation of termination payments draft legislation published - At present, in certain circumstances the first £30,000 of a termination payment is exempt from income tax and national insurance ("NIC"). However, there have...more
In G4S Cash Solutions (UK) Ltd v Powell UKEAT/0243/15, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered whether reducing an employee’s pay amounted to disability discrimination. Mr Powell could longer perform his role as...more
In Griffiths v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2015] EWCA Civ 1265, the Court of Appeal considered whether the duty to make reasonable adjustments under U.K. discrimination law could apply to an attendance...more