Employer liable for failing to consider reasonable adjustments that didn’t exist

• Author:
• Roger James

An employer of a mentally ill employee was liable for disability discrimination for dismissing without considering whether reasonable adjustments could be made, despite the fact that none would have assisted! Further, the employer could not claim ignorance of the health problem as it had 'constructive knowledge' of the disability.

In Department of Work and Pensions v Hall, Ms Hall suffered from a psychiatric condition which she did not disclose on a health declaration when starting employme... (442 more words)

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