Category: Disability Discrimination

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Best practice for employers

What should you consider when employing someone with a long-term health condition?

What should you consider when employing someone with a long-term health condition? Employers will be aware that they cannot ask a potential employee if they have any medical conditions when conducting the recruitment process..

July 1, 2021

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Best practice for employers

What should you do if a newly recruited employee discloses a medical condition?

It is contrary to the Equality Act 2010 for employers to ask job applicants questions about their health before offering them employment. The reasoning for this is to avoid disability discrimination (whether consciously or unconsciously) in the recruitment process.

May 21, 2021

Disability Discrimination

25 years of Disability Discrimination Legislation

It is hard to believe that it was only in 1995 that the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 was passed, making it unlawful to discriminate against someone because of their disability.

November 9, 2020