According to the findings of a recent survey, a fifth of workers with mental health conditions have had to wait for over a year for their employers to put workplace adjustments into operation (...).
When deciding indirect discrimination claims, tribunals have to weigh up whether the relevant provision, criterion or practice (PCP) can be justified by the employer. In City of Oxford Bus Company Ltd t/a Oxford Bus Company v Harvey, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that tribunals have to balance the company’s aims against the discriminatory impact of the PCP that it chose to meet those aims (...).
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held in The Governing Body of Tywyn Primary School v Aplin that a gay headteacher who resigned after appealing against his dismissal amounted to a constructive dismissal as well as discrimination on the ground of sexual orientation on the part of the investigating officer as well as the school governors (...).