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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 Policies and Procedures Diversity & Inclusion

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 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 Diversity & Inclusion Menopause