Mental Health Discrimination

Disability discrimination – Royal Mail Group

16 September 2024

Making reasonable adjustments is the cornerstone of the disability provisions of the Equality Act 2010. Section 20 of the Act sets out how this duty applies. The Equality and Human Rights Commission Statutory Code on Employment is especially useful on explaining how this works in practice. Chapter 6 explains how the law works and gives […]

When is the deadline for submitting a claim for unlawful deduction of wages?

13 September 2024

Sometimes calculating the time limit an employee has in which to bring a claim in the employment tribunal can be difficult to work out.  However, at least for claims for unlawful deduction of wages under section 13 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 it should be straightforward, as the time limit is three months, less […]

Long-term sickness absence leading to dismissal

11 September 2024

The case of Parnell v Royal Mail Group Ltd concerned a postman/driver who had suffered from depression and anxiety since 2012. In April 2018 he received a disciplinary warning which was to stay on his record for two years. Just prior to receiving the warning the worker went on sick leave. Royal Mail made multiple […]