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podcasts
Karen Jackson is an inspirational lover of problem-solving, passionate for French and a self-styled protector of the underdog. In this episode Kevin meets the founder of didlaw, one of the UK’s leading disability discrimination practices.
A former City trader, Karen talks candidly about the roundabout route she took into law and how a heart transplant helped guide her to a new path – setting up her own practice that’s focused on challenging mental health, disability and illness discrimination.
S4E3 – Definition of Disability (with Karen Jackson)
Karen Jackson joins barrister, Daniel Barnett, on his podcast – Employment Law Matters – as they discuss the definition of disability under the Equality Act 2010. Learn more about the different limbs of the definition of disability, when fluctuating and reoccurring conditions qualify as a disability, long Covid, invisible disabilities, and the challenges they present.
Solicitors Journal
21 February 2017
Breaking down barriers – Practitioners should encourage employers to think beyond typical reasonable adjustments to ensure they meet their obligations to disabled employees, urges Karen Jackson.
EmploymentSolicitor.com
3 January 2017
Mental Health: the New Year resolutions employers need to make.
CITY A.M
13 December 2016
Merry Stressmas, and an anxious New Year – Karen Jackson offers her top tips on managing employee stress at Christmas.
The Huffington Post
10 November 2016
The City Working Culture Is a Microcosm Of Why Men Don't Talk About Their Mental Health
Solicitors Journal
8 November 2016
The tide is turning in disability discrimination law – The courts' increasingly liberal approach to article 15 claims places a greater onus on employers to provide objective justification for discrimination, says Karen Jackson
People Managment
25 October 2016
Rise in discrimination claims highlights risks from 'invisible' disabilities – employers should encourage disclosure of mental health issues
Financial News Career Clinic
7 October 2016
Am I being discriminated against because of my depression?
The Times 'The Brief'
26 September 2016
Bullying epidemic threatens UK workforce's sanity
publications
2025
Disability Discrimination: Law & Case Management
2013
Disability Discrimination: Law and Case Management, 1st Edition
2012
The At Work Partnership: Discrimination Law and Occupational Health
2009
Prima | The person I’d most like to thank
2008
Red | What a life-threatening illness taught me about living
