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Disability Discrimination: EAT puts its finger on the trigger point
Louise Mason examines a recent ruling on whether employers need to adjust absence policies to avoid treating disabled staff unfairly ‘It was acknowledged that the policy made special further provisions for those with disabilities, but the EAT did not consider that it was necessary to apply these in order to discharge the duty to make …
Cases Referenced
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- Commissioners for HM Revenue & Customs v Whiteley [2013] UKEAT/0581/12
- Griffiths v The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2014] UKEAT/0372/13; [2015] EWCA Civ 1265
- Royal Bank of Scotland v Ashton [2010] UKEAT 0542/09