UK disability discrimination law and stammering / stuttering
Allan Tyrer Practice interviews for people who stammer 50 Million Voices is offering free online practice interviews, 12th – 19th October 2026: Practice interviews for people who stammer. Case on reasonable adjustments in call centre In Tait v Holiday Extras, the claimant had various disabilities, mostly mental. She worked in a call centre. This dealt mainly with … Read more
The claimant applied for two jobs with the employer, saying in his CV that he had ‘excellent communication skills despite having a stammer’. He was not appointed. He claimed this was because the employer perceived him to have a disability within the Equality Act 2010 (EqA). The employment tribunal rejected his claims. He had not … Read more
This took effect as a statutory Code of Practice on 5th August 2026. The new Code The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has now issued its revised Services, public functions and associations: Statutory Code of Practice (EHRC website), and this is now in force. The Code is also on gov.uk, including as a pdf. … Read more
50 Million Voices is offering free online practice interviews, 12th – 19th October 2026. If you stammer, you can participate as an interviewee or an interviewer. If you don’t stammer, you can participate as an interviewer if you have experience of interviewing or recruiting people. Sessions include educational briefing, and (optional) CV review, additional learning … Read more
The claimant had various disabilities, mostly mental. She worked in a call centre. This dealt mainly with voice calls, but also chat and email. An employment tribunal upheld many of her claims for reasonable adjustments. For example she could feel overwhelmed by too many voice calls, and the tribunal held that in all the circumstances, … Read more
New Services Code of Practice A draft revised Services, public functions and associations: Statutory Code of Practice (gov.uk) was laid before Parliament in May 2026, and is likely to take effect very soon: Draft services Code of Practice laid in Parliament (equalityhumanrights.com), 21 May 2026. I’ve added the draft to Guidance and Codes of Practice: Equality Act 2010. … Read more
The claimant applied for a safety-critical job in the rail industry. He needed a Sentinel card from Network Rail for this, which required a drug and alcohol test. He was taking medical cannabis for an incurable medical condition. The company which tested him uploaded a ‘fail’ to the Network Rail website, but the employment tribunal … Read more
M v Jacksons Dairy: perceived discrimination In M v Jacksons Dairy, the claimant mentioned his stammer in his CV when applying for a job. He was rejected without an interview. He did not claim that he had a disability within the EqA, but that he was rejected because the employer perceived he had a disability. … Read more
The claimant mentioned his stammer in his CV when applying for a job. He was rejected without an interview. He did not claim that he had a disability within the Equality Act 2010 (EqA), but claimed that he was rejected because the employer perceived he had a disability. The employment tribunal rejected his claim for … Read more
GCSEs and A-levels Update of GCSEs, A-levels and stammering/stuttering. It includes a specific example of extra time for stammering in 2025/26 JCQ guidance. Maritime and Coastguard Agency v Groom: paid “volunteers” In Maritime and Coastguard Agency v Groom, the Court of Appeal held that Coastal Rescue Officers (CROs) had legal rights as “workers”, despite being … Read more