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Your employer should make ‘reasonable adjustments’ for you. If you have a disability, or suffer from a physical or mental health condition, your employer should ensure that you are not ‘substantially disadvantaged’ when doing your job. These are some examples of reasonable adjustments that an employer should make: At recruitment stage It’s not a legal …
Paying for an employment law claim is not quite as simple as going to the sweet shop and buying a Mars Bar. But we try to make it as easy as pie. If you think you have a justifiable claim against your employer, please don’t be put off by the expense. We only act for …
Some care workers are employed to stay overnight at the house of an elderly, disabled or vulnerable person, just in case their help is required. These shifts are commonly referred to as “sleep-in” shifts. There is an ongoing debate to determine whether sleep-in care workers are actually ‘working’ and therefore entitled to be paid national …
If you have a disability, your employer has a duty to make reasonable adjustments for you. If they don’t, you have the right to make a claim for disability discrimination. That’s what happened to our client, Mandy Linsley, who started work at HMRC in 2001. Because she has ulcerative colitis, she sometimes needs to use …
Below is a query that we received recently from a client whose employer was seeking to change her shift pattern without consent. This is one of our most common queries. I have worked for 20 hours a week over 3 days per week for the last 3 years as a hairdresser. My employer has now …
Disability Discrimination: Big Awards If you’ve been discriminated against at work due to your disability, you can make a claim under the Equality Act 2010, and could recover significant compensation. That’s what happened to employees in these recent cases. Case study 1: Prison officer awarded £445,000 In March 2019, Mr Mullinger began working as Band …
Can I be dismissed for name calling? The short answer is yes, it’s possible. Employment law protects employees against unfair dismissal, but your employer has the right to dismiss you if you break the terms of your employment contract. That usually includes the need to treat your fellow employees with respect, and means you mustn’t …
Is your organisation cutting corners on health and safety or staffing, and so putting people at risk? Are your colleagues behaving in an intimidating way to people in their care? Is the company behaving fraudulently, or failing to comply with their legal obligations? If you become aware of illegal behaviour by your colleagues or employer, …
I was sacked while I was off sick. Can I claim? If you’ve taken long or frequent periods of sick leave, and you are dismissed while you’re off work, you might wonder whether that’s legal or not. To answer that question, this article tells the story of Zoe Kitching who started work in 2018 as …
If you are being paid less than a colleague of the opposite sex and believe the difference cannot be justified, our equal pay claim solicitors can help you understand your position and take action to recover what you are owed. At Paul Doran Law, we specialise in employment law, and we only act for employees. …