The Industrial Cases Reports
[2007] ICR 1359
Court of Appeal
O'Hanlon
v
Revenue and Customs Comrs
[2007] EWCA Civ 283
2007 March 12,
13;
30
Ward, Sedley and Hooper LJJ
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 reasonable 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)