You’ve referred an employee to an independent medical professional whose report has concluded that they aren’t disabled under the Equality Act 2010. Is their opinion sufficient for you to defend a
disability discrimination claim?
Published 20.11.2014
Let’s suppose that one of your employees claims to be disabled. You want to confirm the position with their GP, but whenever you ask for their written consent to do this you’re met with a point-blank
refusal. Where do you stand?
Published 11.02.2014
One of your employees is badly under-performing, but each time you try to deal with it, she says that you must back off because she’s disabled. Whilst this is true, does it mean that she can’t be
touched?
Published 21.02.2008
An employee has put on lots of weight and is now unable to do their job properly. The easiest solution would be to dismiss them. Can you simply trigger your capability procedure or do you need to do
something else first?
Published 19.05.2017
One of our subscribers has just encountered their first fit note. But they can’t implement the GP’s recommendations. So they’ve asked us to explain what happens in this situation and if there is
anything else they could do.
Published 11.05.2010
An employee has been on long-term sick leave with depression. They’re now ready to return and you need to re-integrate them into your workplace. What should you do initially and is there any external
help available?
Published 09.02.2012
Each year, approximately one in four people will experience mental ill health and 1.5 million of us have been diagnosed with a long-term condition. If one of your employees discloses a mental health
condition, how should you handle it?
Published 17.11.2017
Your employee’s been off work for months and you’ve just received a medical report stating that he won’t be able to return to work in any capacity in the foreseeable future. Is it now safe to sack
him?
Published 30.11.2006
An employee is injured and is currently absent on company sick pay. As he’s not really “ill”, can you ask him to do some paperwork despite the fact that he has a GP’s certificate signing him off? Are
you able to challenge the certificate?
Published 12.07.2007
It’s been suggested that a sick employee is well enough to work. So you’re thinking about hiring a private investigator to take covert video recordings of them. Can the footage be used as evidence
during disciplinary proceedings?
Published 09.09.2011