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Five things we learnt in employment law this week (14 July)

A Muslim woman, dismissed for wearing an Islamic headscarf, was directly discriminated against (AG’s opinion in Bougnaoui and anor v Micropole SA). 2. The ECJ … Read More

If an occupational doctor’s report says an employee is not disabled under the Equality Act can we rely on that opinion without risk of disability claims?

  Richard Freedman, solicitor in the Employment Department at Rosenblatt, answers… The short answer is no.  Whether or not an employee is disabled under the … Read More