The Industrial Cases Reports
[2006] ICR 1579
Employment Appeal Tribunal
O'Hanlon
v
Revenue and Customs Commissioners
2006 June 26;
Aug 4
Aug 4
Elias J (President), Mr A Harris and Mr T Motture
Discrimination
— Disability
— Employment
— Duty to make adjustments
— Claimant absent due to disability receiving reduced sick pay under employer's long term absence policy
— Whether placed at substantial disadvantage
— Whether failure by employer to make adjustments
— Whether disability-related less favourable treatment
— Whether excessive cost of providing full pay to disabled employees on long term absence justifying any discrimination
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Disability Discrimination Act 1995, ss. 3A, 4A (as inserted by Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/1673), regs 4(2), 5)