Disability discrimination / reasonable adjustments | Grahame Anderson | Bitesized UK Employment Law

This Bitesized UK Employment Law video is on the topic of disability discrimination and reasonable adjustments. Grahame Anderson, a barrister from Littleton Chambers, joins Matt Gingell on the channel. Grahame explains how the duty to make reasonable adjustments operates in law.
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  • @RockG.o.d
    @RockG.o.d9 ай бұрын

    Try living with sciatica and other back problems through repetitive work. They say when ever you have pain to let them know, but doing that will lead you out the door quickly.

  • @ALBERTODT7
    @ALBERTODT72 жыл бұрын

    Whoever made the law that discrimination can be justified surely is not disable and has never been discriminated against.

  • @Stappazzollo

    @Stappazzollo

    2 жыл бұрын

    I normally say that the laws in the UK mostly are for the employers and no for employees. It’s very humiliating all the process you need to go through to show that you are in disadvantage. My employer for example, knew about my condition, knew why I would like to have a change of working hour but still work full time, had vacancies and however, has decided to quietly take their own friends to replace those vacancies and let me waiting. That’s the beautiful thing that companies normally do in the UK: you will have plenty of meeting to show “how supportive they are”, but when you need them, what you will get is nothing.

  • @mjpope1012

    @mjpope1012

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Stappazzollo I'm in similar situation. Uphill struggle.

  • @ohmy4275

    @ohmy4275

    Жыл бұрын

    Discriminating in favour of a disabled person is acceptable. In fact, it is expected. For instance, changing timetables, offering a more spacious room, supplying appropriate equipment, making adjustments etc etc. However, you cannot expect all employers to be able to afford such accommodation. You cannot expect a small company to spend, for instance, £50,000 to make adjustments.

  • @AlissaSss23

    @AlissaSss23

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@ohmy4275 I've only asked for FREE reasonable adjustments and I had to keep asking for them, I barely got 10% of what I asked, and the manager has been harassing me shamelessly for months on the account of my disabilities

  • @naimac2744

    @naimac2744

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@ohmy4275 if you need adjustments that aren't 'reasonable' then you can apply for 'Access to work' grant which can be used to fund more expensive adjustments

  • @Heligany
    @Heligany Жыл бұрын

    7:39 Im a bit confused by the "criticism of HR" thing as you only have three months to bring these cases so you dont really have time to work out if HR is deliberately being useless or if they are being useless by accident

  • @mccannger
    @mccannger3 жыл бұрын

    Very informative video. Thank you very much.

  • @TheChodax
    @TheChodax2 жыл бұрын

    Very much appreciate this video, I am currently in the process up drawing up a list of issues for preliminary hearing where I am self representing (I have a hearing disability and my employer has yet to redeploy despite the request being open 18 months). To get some clarity on PCP is very useful and I think it may have helped identify a PCP where I have been disadvantaged, specifically that they knowingly did not follow their own reasonable adjustments policy for medical redeployment.

  • @koggism
    @koggism6 ай бұрын

    My mother has a diagnosed disability by her GP and the council have refused to provided her with shower facilities on the grounds of her disibility - dementia. Because she does not have capacity she can never have any alterations to her home that require capacity. How crazy is that?

  • @AlissaSss23
    @AlissaSss23 Жыл бұрын

    Great video, Matt. I hope this doesn't seem rude, but you come across as a decent, sweet person. And you have a comforting voice.

  • @naimac2744
    @naimac2744 Жыл бұрын

    Every disabled should learn about the law regarding disability whether in work or not. Really, it should be offered to them even in school as it is so important. Disability rights can be infringed out of the employment context as well. Understanding the law is different from knowing your rights. Communicating your disability is not always a straightforward thing to do.

  • @leafmebee

    @leafmebee

    7 ай бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @leek487
    @leek487 Жыл бұрын

    Ive been employed for 20 years and I've been ill with my disability for 10 years I've not ask for the world.... I've had constant bullying by my employer and people I work with.... I put a grievance in about my supervisor bullying me and breaking my gdpr by disclosing thing from my meeting, then she took my reasonable adjustment away that I had in place to help with the work I was given that I had in place and told I was to be treated the same as everyone as away of getting at me... In short now I accused of bullying even thow it was my supervisor the CCTV showing this was deleted before my appeal was delt with and given a final written warning and now I'm suspended with without pay as the supervisors friend has now accused me of bullying. Ive got proof that this is fabricated as it's just to get me out on my disability but they can't so they have done this to me to get me out.... But no one wants to help me.... Theres a lot more to this and I have proof of it all in notes and statements I have prove this.... I'm covered by the disability at work act and the equality act and I guess it will end up me loosing my job and ending up in a tribunal but I suffer depression and anxiety and now being watched by a mental health crisis team as I've had enough and my job was all I had that made me feel better about myself.... Employers shouldn't be able to just do what they like to people but they do,my attendance is excellent I do my job yes with a little help and hours to suit my needs but they just always try to take this from me... It's not my fault I'm ill but it feels it is and it's made life very hard... I'm currently on the sick with suicidal stress over the way I've been treated and accused of and haven't been payed for 8 weeks and they wonder why I'm contaplating suicide....

  • @newsingle8502
    @newsingle85023 жыл бұрын

    Thankz

  • @AB-ys4tm
    @AB-ys4tm Жыл бұрын

    Thankyou

  • @Carol.Allison
    @Carol.Allison Жыл бұрын

    I'm going through all this now because of a medical condition

  • @mssw6610
    @mssw6610 Жыл бұрын

    How can I contact this lawyer?

  • @joannesmith9353
    @joannesmith935311 ай бұрын

    Im student nurse victimised for being dyslexic. The university , the union and the ombudsman have showed bias against me. What do I next when facts are being ignored.

  • @callumthomson1592
    @callumthomson15922 жыл бұрын

    Do you know where I can find information on indirect discrimination as a result of commercial breach in contract?

  • @mistervega6701
    @mistervega67012 жыл бұрын

    Please can someone get in touch with me as I feel I'm bullied at work due to my ADHD and I think race.

  • @adelesmith7827

    @adelesmith7827

    Жыл бұрын

    Things 8ve learnt.... Take extensive notes. Times dates ect. Go to yhe drs and make sure u document it with ur dr.

  • @mssw6610

    @mssw6610

    Жыл бұрын

    Im facing the same I got harassed by the business manager.

  • @keepinformed
    @keepinformed Жыл бұрын

    Hi I'm being discriminated against by the DWP because I'm asking for reasonable adjustment under the equality act to allow me to record an appointment due to my health and now have banned me from most jobcentres in uk claiming im a threat when all I'm doing is trying to gather evidence of them refusing my appointment. Please help

  • @RockG.o.d

    @RockG.o.d

    9 ай бұрын

    Job centre are at the best useless, at the worse, don’t care. Made me apply for my current job I couldn’t do to the company satisfaction because of a pack problem. It’s warehouse work where I’m doing repetitive backing and moving items up to 15kg which causes my back to eventually seize up. There are other jobs, it’s not because the stuff is heavy, it’s because it’s heavy and repetitive which triggers my sciatica and other back issues. There are other easier jobs, and they only say there isn’t anything else available, (unless you are a favourite).

  • @Mrskess
    @Mrskess Жыл бұрын

    Is there a difference between a person with disability and a person who has health condition due to which they are not fit to work?

  • @Heligany

    @Heligany

    Жыл бұрын

    Not as far as I can see from the description in the Equality Act

  • @naimac2744

    @naimac2744

    Жыл бұрын

    According to the law the disability is not because you have a condition of some sort, it is from the impact the condition has on you, if it had a significant impact on your day to day activities and is likely to last at least 12 months or more then you would be considered to be disabled. It can be physical or mental

  • @camellia8625
    @camellia86259 ай бұрын

    What is a PCP?

  • @prash_t

    @prash_t

    27 күн бұрын

    4:30:00 and 9:00:00

  • @PropertyWestYorkshire-gs3jb
    @PropertyWestYorkshire-gs3jbАй бұрын

    so sorry if you are dealing only with employment discriminations...

  • @openbabel
    @openbabelАй бұрын

    This is not clear at all. First question is who decides what is reasonable ? The only persons who decide are the registered disabled person, their personal consultant, a high court judge...it is not the employer. Reasonable adjustments do not apply to funder mental human rights. A person who is registered legally blind or impaired would only expect to be employed on tasks which would be in a binary manner suitable for a blind person....at all times it is the blind person who decides. Airline travel..a severely disabled adult may tell an airline prior to travel their requirements for travel.These will probably be a bulkhead,, seat near to the galley, toilet and exit at an appropriate scheduled time. Airlines will be discriminating if they sell these disabled seats to non-disabled persons for commercial gain. In which cases airlines will be discriminating as you cannot contract out of disability in law. Alternative travel arrangements and costs will fall on the airline for such action.

  • @viuvenitlalumina
    @viuvenitlalumina2 ай бұрын

    if you accept out of employment disability discrimination ...show me a number where I may call

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