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Home Office failed to provide adequate facilities for wheelchair user
The claimant, a Kenyan wheelchair user whose claims for asylum had been refused, was detained pending removal, first, at an immigration removal centre run by the first defendant, the Home Office, and then in a centre operated by the second defendant under government contract. He brought a claim under section 19 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 for damages, alleging discrimination in the provision of services at both establishments, namely the reception procedures, access to...
Case | 3 Sep 2008
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"We don't serve wheelchairs"
... the launch of the Equality and Human Rights Commission serve to address human rights within all forms of discrimination? 07 LEGAL CALENDAR Key legislative dates and events taking place during December 2007 and January 2008. 08 CASE LAW n Do religious beliefs offer the right to discriminate? n Is homeworking a reasonable adjustment? 10 9TH FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LEGAL UPDATE CONFERENCE AND DINNER Find out what's going on at the "must attend event of the year". says and how people with disfigurements are actually being treated, says Head of Professional Development for Changing Faces, Henrietta ...
Magazine issue | 1 Jan 2008
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What is reasonable adjustment?
...reasonable adjustments was first discussed Taylor's belief was that there was far too much emphasis placed on "the so called £508bn available from disabled people; the strapline used to be `you can get a slice of this money' ". However, realistically, before 2004 disabled people weren't sitting at home waiting for accessible premises to open up -- they were, and are, spending their money. This is something "that's really quite obvious to people in these large commercial organisations" so, in their view, where is the incentive to make changes? In an ideal world compliance wouldn't be about financi...
Magazine issue | 1 Dec 2006
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Religious beliefs: should employers cater for all faiths?
...DAR Upcoming legislative developments, consultations, conferences, training, publications and important diary dates for the six months ahead CONTENTS LETTERS Readers share their views on the legal matters affecting their workplaces WHICH OF THESE IS A RELIGIOUS BELIEF? Should religion be left at home along with the other choices employees make about the way they live their lives? 12 13 14 NEW GUIDANCE FROM WORKPLACE LAW The Employment Law Update: Special Report offers comprehensive, authoritative guidance to new and forthcoming employment legislation A VICARIOUS PLEASURE Much of the legislat...
Magazine issue | 1 May 2005
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Face facts: how much do you really know about disability legislation?
...ll no clearer as to what any such legislation would mean, or even the likely timetable for implementation. The history of the legislation amounts to a series of delays: Labour first committed to legislation in its 1997 manifesto, but failed to put together workable legislation. Then in May 2003 the Home Office issued a statement announcing that `a timetable for legislation and further details would be announced this autumn'. It missed the deadline. In June 2004, Baroness Scotland commented that the Government is still aiming to publish a draft Bill before the end of the current parliamentary sessi...
Magazine issue | 1 Oct 2004
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3 strikes and your fire's not out!
...ster, as it still refers to provision of fire safety certificates as being one of its obligations! The Service does, in all fairness, admit that the website is out of date. But neither is there reference anywhere to its advisory role, apart from a number to call for advice on fire safety ... in the home. Ironically, Cambridgeshire is among the more proactive services, and since October 2007 it has been running workshops for businesses, voluntary organisations and landlords. Although this is undoubtedly a step in the right direction, the cashstrapped Service is only able to offer one four-hour sess...
Magazine issue | 8 Nov 2007
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Disability access: is it becoming clear yet?
...ion is to take away contractual sick pay for everyone. This is an unfortunate consequence of legislation which is open to abuse by employees and results in innocent employees suffering. However, it is what some employers may consider necessary to discourage the unscrupulous employee from sitting at home collecting pay while waiting for the 12-month period to run. Employers should not, however, rush into doing this following the recent House of Lords decision, which held that a reasonable adjustment to the sick pay policy could be to pay a disabled employee in full while on sick leave The only othe...
Magazine issue | 1 Sep 2005
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The burning issue
... January 2006. 6220 The Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Order comes into effect next April. The main effect of the changes will be a move towards greater emphasis on fire prevention in all nondomestic premises, including the voluntary sector and self-employed people with premises separate from their homes. Fire certificates will be abolished and will cease to have legal status. For further information see page 9. 30th The Workplace Law HR Directors' Legal Summit, on 30 November, will help anyone at director or senior manager level to understand the implications of complex employment law. It will a...
Magazine issue | 1 Nov 2005
