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The Court of Appeal in Vento -v- Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police [2002] and Da’ Bell -v- National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children set down the following guidance. As at 6 April 2022 the Vento bands are:
The Employment Tribunal can:
There is no qualifying period for employees (including workers) making a claim of discrimination.
The claim must be presented within three months of the act complained of or last in a series of continuing acts. The employment tribunal does have the power to extend this period if they consider it just and equitable to do so. To constitute a continual act, a link must be made between the acts by some discriminatory state of affairs being established.
Yes, deemed disabilities include:
In all other cases, the statutory test applies. This states: “A person (P) has a disability if (a) P has a physical or mental impairment, and (b) the impairment has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on P’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.
Direct discrimination cannot generally be justified. With regard to direct age discrimination this will only occur when an employer cannot objectively justify their actions.
The basis of a complaint of discrimination must be linked to a Protected Characteristic. These Protected Characteristic are:
The Equality Act 2010 protects you from discrimination:
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