Access to, and Retention of, Employment of Disabled Persons : The British Legal Framework (UK Report)

Abstract

This chapter analyses and evaluates the notion of discrimination in employment arising from disability. Divided into nine parts (i) a definition of the disability concept is attempted; (ii) the notion of prohibited conduct and its various facets is discussed; evaluations of (iii) the significance of comparators, (iv) the irrelevance of alleged discriminator’s characteristics, (v) adjustments for disabled persons, (vi) harassment, (vii) victimisation and (vii) recruitment and enquiries on disability follow. (ix) Concluding thoughts round up this analysis.