Website updates July to August 2020
Table of page contents Stammering starting in adulthoodJustification test in indirect discriminationNorthern Ireland discrimination law after Brexit transition periodCity of York Council v GrossetThought processes of employerFurther cases on discrimination…
Robinson v Department for Work and Pensions
An employment tribunal held that various failures by the employer, including delay in dealing with a grievance on disability, were unlawful ‘discrimination arising from disability’ (s.15 EqA). The Court of…
Coronavirus (Covid-19)
Social distancing for the Covid-19 can present extra challenges for people who stammer. The move away from meeting face-to-face due to social distancing requirements (below) can create particular difficulties if…
G v British Airways
The tribunal refused to allow a claimant to amend his claim to add disability discrimination related to stammering. From listening to him, the tribunal said there was a “discernible, very…
Website updates May to June 2020
Table of page contents New tribunal decisions on stammeringCustomer service jobStammering starting in adulthoodAdjustments in court proceedingsUpdate of 2012 tribunal case on stammeringCoronavirus (Covid-19)Courts and CoronavirusVoice risk analysisAmerican firefighter caseEmployment…
C v Spencer & Arlington
The claimant was dismissed for various reasons including bullying and threatening colleagues. The employment tribunal rejected a claim he had a stammer which (he said) started in adulthood. He contended…
Website updates March to April 2020
Table of page contents Coronavirus (Covid-19)NHS workersUN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)Vento bandsPolice and prisonsHuman rights Coronavirus (Covid-19) Social distancing for Coronavirus can present extra challenges…
JD and A v United Kingdom
One claimant cared full-time for her adult daughter who had severe disabilities. They had specially adapted accommodation. Her Housing Benefit was reduced because of an ‘extra’ bedroom (the ‘bedroom tax’)….
Ishola v Transport for London
The Court of Appeal considered whether a one-off act could be a “provision, criterion or practice” (PCP) giving rise to a reasonable adjustment claim. The court said that a “practice”…
Website updates January to February 2020
Table of page contents BrexitEHRC technical guidance on harassment at workEmployment servicesGCSEs and A-levelsBroken links Brexit Brexit page updated: The EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 has now received Royal Assent,…
Website updates November to December 2019
Table of page contents Special educational needs (SEN)BrexitEmployment compensation awardsOnline tribunal decision database, and anonymity ordersHarassment of workers by third parties, eg customersSummary guidance for judges etc Special educational needs…
Bessong v Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
This case suggests there may be a claim for indirect discrimination against an employer who does not take adequate action against harassment by third parties such as customers. The employment…
Igweike v TSB Bank
The issue was whether the claimant had a disability within the Equality Act. The EAT followed the Paterson decision. It said that in deciding if an effect on normal day-to-day…
Website updates September to October 2019
Table of page contents EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill, and electionEarly conciliationVoice risk analysisDiscrimination by associationEU Framework Employment DirectiveEuropean court reference on right to substitute‘Stammering pride and prejudice’: articleVictimisationUniversityHarassment of employeesCompensation:…
Laughed at in coffee shop (Sept 2019)
A woman who stammers says that a staff member at a Costa in Wakefield laughed twice as she stammered when ordering a tea. She says that ordering a tea with…
Stammering Pride and Prejudice: book
New book launched September 2019. ‘Stammering Pride and Prejudice: Difference not Defect’ challenges the stereotype that stammering is inherently negative. It positions stammering as a different, valuable and respected way…
