Hearing loss: disability discrimination

The recent Employment Tribunal case of London Underground Ltd -v- Bragg has shed some further light on the employer's responsibility for staff with disabilities. Mr Bragg was a driver for London Underground (LUL) from the mid-1980s through to 1994, when his wife noticed his hearing had deteriorated. Mr Bragg visited his doctor, who diagnosed a condition that might be made worse by the noise at work. However, he was keen to stay working as at train driver and, upon the recommendation of anothe... (145 more words)

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