Written question asked by Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour) on Monday, 9 March 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 11 March 2020. It was answered by Elizabeth Truss (Conservative) on Tuesday, 17 March 2020 on behalf of the Women and Equalities.
Employment: Disability
- Question
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To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make it her policy to (a) publish the names of organisations that lose employment tribunals for disability discrimination and (b) allocate (i) resources and (ii) funding to support those organisations in improving their understanding of (A) disability discrimination and (B) their disabled employees.
- Answer
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We expect employers to comply with the law in their treatment of disabled employees. Employers who discriminate against such employees rightly run the risk of claims for disability discrimination against them being taken to employment tribunals, which have power to award unlimited damages (including compensation for injured feelings) in addition to any award made in relation to employment law claims (such as loss of earnings).
Employment tribunal judgments, including those involving disability discrimination, are publicly available at https://www.gov.uk/employment-tribunal-decisions. Guidance for employers to help them avoid claims for disability discrimination against them are available from Acas and from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).
In 2019 the EHRC published two pieces of guidance; a guide to help employees including disabled staff challenge discrimination at work, and a guide to help employers understand their responsibilities to provide disabled staff with additional support and workplace adjustments.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 27016
- Session
- 2019-21
- Related items
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Department for Work and Pensions: Disability
Tuesday, 20 October 2020
Written questions
House of Commons
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- Yes
- Transferred
- Yes
- Subjects
- Disability Employment Finance Discrimination
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