How employers can assist employees with sight or hearing loss to succeed at work. Interview with expert in this area Dan Williams.

In this episode 215 of the podcast I bring you an interview with Jan Brookes who is the CEO of a local Isle of Wight Charity, Isle Access. Jan is an expert in assisting businesses and organisations to be more accessible.

AECOM Ltd v Mallon - Employment Appeal Tribunal. This case illustrates why it is important for businesses to consider and make reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process.

In this episode 186 of the podcast I bring you information and ideas on how best to deal with issues of alcoholism and substance abuse at work.

Promoting good mental health practices and wellbeing need not be difficult and in this episode I breakdown into some easy steps to follow.

Adult ADHD is a condition that is becoming more widely recognised & an employee with ADHD could fall under the Equality Act definition of a disabled person . As a result employers may have a duty to make reasonable adjustments for employees who may be struggling with work as a result.

In this episode of the podcast I bring you a brief overview of the basics of discrimination. This episode is ideal if you are new to HR, management or you just want a refresher of what discrimination is. In this episode I will cover: A background to the law. What you need to know as […]

Harassment and disability discrimination In this episode of the podcast I summarise the facts and law concerning a case involving a trainee teacher who was suspended due to the fact that he could not write for more than a couple of minutes. The employee, who had been diagnosed with dyspraxia, claimed disability discrimination, harassment and […]

Will an employer be expected to know an employee is disabled if the occupational health report says otherwise?  In this episode of the podcast I cover a case from the Court of Appeal which has dealt with this question and the broader issue of an employer’s constructive knowledge of disability and when this triggers the […]

An interview with Terri Brookes  In this weeks’ episode I interview Terri Brookes who applied for a job as a trainee solicitor with the Government Legal Service (GLS) and requested a reasonable adjustment as a result of her aspergers. When the GLS refused to make adjustments to their recruitment process Terri made a claim in […]