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What to expect when attending an employment tribunal?
What happens during an employment tribunal?
An employment tribunal can be very daunting and sometimes confusing and preparing for the process is often key to being successful.
Prior to the hearing…
Discrimination arising out of a disability, is this something difficult to prove or establish?
Discrimination for something arising out of or as a consequence of a disability?
Section 15 of the Equality Act 2018
Discrimination arising out of a disability is this something difficult to prove…
Discrimination arising out of a disability, do you need a comparator?
Discrimination for something arising out of or as a consequence of a disability?
Do you need to have a comparator in cases like these?
This is the question I put to expert employment law barrister…
Can unfavourable treatment be justified?
Discrimination for something arising out of or as a consequence of a disability?
What’s meant by unfavourable treatment? This is the question I put to expert barrister Nick Singer.
Hello, discrimin…
What are some examples of unfavourable treatment?
Discrimination because of something in connection to your disability
The Equality Act 2010 makes it illegal to treat an employee unfavourably for something arising out of a disability.
What’s meant…
What are examples of discrimination arising from a disability?
Discrimination arising from disability: What are examples of discrimination arising from a disability?
Discrimination arising from or as a consequence of a disability is a concept which often catche…
What is discrimination arising from disability?
What is discrimination arising from disability?
Discrimination arising out of a disability is where an employer treats their employee unfavourably because of something arising in consequence of that…
What are some examples of reasonable adjustments?
What are reasonable adjustments for a disability?
The Equality Act 2010 places an active duty on employers to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate the needs of disabled employees. This duty ar…
What reasonable adjustments can you ask for?
What is a Provision Criterion or Practice (a “PCP”)?
A provision criterion or practice (PCP) is a term used by the legal profession mainly during discrimination cases in the employment tribunal.
Th…
Reasonable adjustment temporary or permanent?
The Equality Act 2010 places a duty on all employers to make ‘reasonable adjustments’ to accommodate the needs of their disabled employees and any disabled job applicants
The duty to make reasonable…
When is a reasonable adjustment unreasonable?
What are reasonable adjustments?
The employer has a duty to make reasonable adjustments when they have knowledge about their employee's disability.
These steps are to avoid the substantial disadvan…
How do you assess what a reasonable adjustment is?
When must an employer make reasonable adjustments in the workplace?
Under the Equality Act 2010 an employer has a duty to take make reasonable adjustments when a workplace feature or practice puts a…
What is a reasonable adjustment?
What is a reasonable adjustment?
Reasonable adjustments within the workplace are there to remove and/or minimise the disadvantages experienced by disabled people. Employers must make reasonable adju…
Can you justify disability discrimination?
Are there occasions when treating someone unlawful because of their disability lawful in an employment tribunal?
The Equality Act 2010 says if someone has a good enough reason for treating their emp…
What are disbursements?
What are "disbursements"?
This is money that the solicitor has to pay to third parties to help prepare the employment tribunal case. For example, fees for medical or other expert reports.
Disbursem…
What is a disability?
Disability Discrimination
Key disability discrimination points
A person is disabled if they have a physical or mental impairment which has a substantially adverse and long-term effect on their abil…
How does a barristers chambers work?
UK barristers Chambers
The practice of law in the United Kingdom is divided into two distinct main areas between solicitors and barristers. Solicitors have traditionally been the client's first poin…
Do you need a barrister for an employment tribunal?
Who can provide representation at an employment tribunal?
You do not need a qualified lawyer or solicitor to represent you at an employment tribunal. There are other individuals such as trade union…
What is the difference between a barrister and solicitor
The basic difference
The basic difference between barristers and solicitors is that a barrister mainly provides the advocacy at the tribunal as well as providing specialist advice and a solicitor ma…
