Disability Discrimination Bill - what employers need to know

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• Kim Pattullo

The Disability Discrimination Bill is currently making its way through Parliament at Westminster. It will apply UK-wide, and will be the subject of a Sewell motion in the Scottish Parliament later this month.

The Bill makes a number of amendments to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, (which has already been extended and amended). The original 1995 Act makes it unlawful to discriminate against a disabled person in relation to employment, the provision of goods, facilities and services, ... (1120 more words)

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