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Discrimination Law: Is obesity the new disability?
Alexandra Mizzi analyses the ECJ’s decision on whether an obese childminder could bring a discrimination claim ‘Despite the controversy, the decision that a severely obese worker cannot bring a discrimination claim does not establish any radical new principle in UK employment law. It may, however, have some interesting practical implications.’ Just before the festive season …
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- Case C-35/11 HK Denmark v Dansk Almennyttigt Boligselskab [2013] Second Chamber 11 April
- Case C-354/13 FOA v Kommunernes Landsforening [2014] Fourth Chamber, 18 December
- Cordell v Foreign and Commonwealth Office [2011] UKEAT/0016/11
- English v Thomas Sanderson Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 1421
- J v DLA Piper UK LLP [2010] UKEAT/0263/09
- Walker v Sita Information Networking Computing Ltd [2013] UKEAT 0097/12/0802