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Is Addiction Classed as a Disability under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995?

Posted in: First Tuesday Q&A NI on 10/03/2023 A disability is defined by Section 1(1) Disability Discrimination Act 1995 to be a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on an individual’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. Whilst various conditions do fall within the definition of a d...
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Discrimination and Equality Policies and Procedures

What are an Employer’s Obligations Surrounding Reasonable Adjustments for a Disabled Employee?

Posted in: First Tuesday Q&A NI on 10/03/2023 Further information would be required in order to advise on the particular obligations that would be relevant in your context. However, in general terms, the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 imposes a duty on employers to make reasonable adjustments to help disabled employees (together with job a...
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Discrimination and Equality Policies and Procedures Diversity & Inclusion

What Is The Difference Between Direct Discrimination And Indirect Discrimination?

Posted in: First Tuesday Q&A NI on 04/10/2022 Direct discrimination is described as treating someone ‘less favourably’ than other people on the grounds of a protected characteristic. Indirect discrimination is where workplace rules or arrangements apply equally to everyone, but inadvertently puts someone with a protected characteristic at a d...
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Discrimination and Equality

What are the Different Types of Discrimination in Northern Ireland?

Posted in: First Tuesday Q&A NI on 04/10/2022 There are a number of different types of discrimination. Direct discrimination is where an employee is treated less favourably by their employer on the basis of a protected characteristic. Examples of protected characteristics are age, sex, race, sexual orientation, disability, religious belief or ...
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Discrimination and Equality

Rights For Transgender Or Non-Binary Employees – What Are an Employer’s Obligations?

Posted in: First Tuesday Q&A NI on 06/09/2022 There are specific anti-discrimination rights for those in the LGBTQ+ community in the Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976. Under this legislation, if an employee is absent as a result of undergoing gender reassignment, an employer cannot treat this absence any less favourably than any...
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Discrimination and Equality Diversity & Inclusion

Can Menopause Be a Protected Characteristic?

Posted in: First Tuesday Q&A NI on 05/07/2022 For some employees with menopausal symptoms, this can lead to increased absence and affect work their performance. Menopause is not a protected characteristic in and of itself, however, a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) case, Rooney v Leicester City Council (2021), determined that an employ...
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Discrimination and Equality Menopause

What is the law in Northern Ireland with regards to gender pay gap reporting?

Posted in: First Tuesday Q&A NI on 01/02/2022 The law in relation to gender pay gap reporting is set out in section 19 of the Employment Act (Northern Ireland) 2016. Section 19 specified that, no later than 30 June 2017, regulations were to be published and contain details of the regime. As a result of the collapse of the Northern Ireland Asse...
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Discrimination and Equality Gender Pay Gap

Where an Employee Has Left Employment but is Then Found to Have Acted Fraudulently, Can The Employer Bring a Claim For Breach of Contract?

Posted in: First Tuesday Q&A NI on 02/11/2021 Within an employer’s disciplinary rules or disciplinary procedure there will usually be a list, or examples, of what constitutes gross misconduct. This list will usually include fraud. Therefore, fraud on the part of an employee is likely to amount to a fundamental breach of contract that, if the e...
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Discrimination and Equality Contracts of Employment Tribunal Practice Procedures and Jurisdictional Issues

If An Employer Had A Policy Of Only Offering Fixed Term-Contracts-to Applicants Who Are Not Entitled To Permanently Reside In The UK Would Be Racial Discrimination

Posted in: First Tuesday Q&A NI on 03/08/2021 Migrant workers employed legally in the UK generally have the same rights as workers who were born in the UK. Importantly, this includes the right to be protected from discrimination. The Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 provides protection against racial discrimination. In determining ...
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Discrimination and Equality Contracts of Employment Immigration

What Are The Potential Discrimination Risks Associated With Requiring Employees To Have The COVID-19 Vaccine?

Posted in: First Tuesday Q&A NI on 02/03/2021 Mandatory vaccination is a topic that has gathered significant attention over the past weeks and months. However, employers should be aware that there is a risk of exposing themselves to discrimination claims if they seek to compel employees to have the vaccine. Employers should familiarise themsel...
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Discrimination and Equality Coronavirus/Covid-19