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#knowledge-of-disability
5 cases tagged Knowledge of Disability.
Support worker dismissed for swearing at service user: disability discrimination claim fails
A support worker with 2.5 months' service was fairly dismissed for gross misconduct after swearing at a person they supported. The tribunal rejected claims of disability discrimination because the employer did not know of his undiagnosed ADHD.
Agency nurse with HIV refused ICU work during pandemic: disability claims dismissed
An agency nurse over 60 with HIV lost her disability discrimination claims after refusing to work in ICU during COVID-19. The tribunal found the NHS Trust did not know about her HIV and acted reasonably in the pandemic context.
Events Manager wins disability status after car accident: employer knew of impairment
A tribunal ruled that an events manager with a serious leg injury was disabled under the Equality Act, and that her employer knew about it from February 2020.
Accountant with under two years' service fails in disability discrimination claim
An accountant who worked for just over a year lost his disability discrimination claim after the tribunal found he did not have a disability under the Equality Act. He was awarded £22.43 for an unauthorised wage deduction.
Lecturer with 25 years' service unfairly dismissed after redundancy scoring penalised disability-related absence
A lecturer with 25 years' service was unfairly dismissed and discriminated against when his college used a redundancy scoring matrix that penalised him for disability-related sickness absence. The tribunal awarded £89,760.25.