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Court of Appeal holds disciplinary sanctions under sickness absence policies are subject to the reasonable adjustments duty
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Court of Appeal holds disciplinary sanctions under sickness absence policies are subject to the reasonable adjustments duty
In Griffiths v The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2015] EWCA Civ 1265, the Court of Appeal has upheld the EAT's judgment that the employer did not fail to make reasonable adjustments, but overturned its finding that the trigger for disciplinary sanctions under a sickness absence policy was not subject to the duty to make reasonable adjustments.
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Published on 16-Dec-2015
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