{"id":190783,"date":"2024-10-14T15:10:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T14:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/?p=190783"},"modified":"2024-10-14T23:12:23","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T22:12:23","slug":"disability-discrimination-employment-legal-rights-protections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/disability-discrimination-employment-legal-rights-protections\/","title":{"rendered":"Disability Discrimination in Employment: Legal Rights and Protections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When you run a business, you often need people to help, such as staff and contractors. However, as an employer, you must ensure no discrimination occurs among workers. This includes disability discrimination towards disabled people, and if you fail to do so, you could face a discrimination claim in an Employment Tribunal. This article will, therefore, explain disability discrimination in employment in terms of legal rights and protections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Discrimination in Employment?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It is unlawful to treat someone less favourably at work based on one of the nine protected characteristics. These include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>race;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>religion or belief;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>sex;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>sexual orientation;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>marriage or civil partnership;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>maternity or pregnancy;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>age;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>gender reassignment; and&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>disability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This includes <a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/employment-discrimination\/\">discrimination in the workplace<\/a>, including through remote working or work social events. Discrimination can occur as a pattern of behaviour or a single occurrence.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Disability Discrimination in Employment?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Disability is one of the nine protected characteristics in employment, so <a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/employer-responsibilities-workers-disability\/\">it is unlawful to put someone at a disadvantage based on a disability<\/a>. It is illegal to do so from recruitment through employment and after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Therefore, this includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>through application forms,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>during interviews and proficiency tests;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>when offering a job;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>through employment terms such as pay;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>through promotion and transfer;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>when offering training,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>when dismissing and making redundancies; and&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>through the disciplinary and grievance procedures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The following are all protected against discrimination in the workplace:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>employees;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Workers;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>contractors and self-employed people;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>job applicants; and&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>former employees, for example, when they ask for a reference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, if a person used to have a disability but does not anymore, they are also protected under disability discrimination.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n    <div class=\"my-7 lg:my-10 border-y-2 border-gray-100 py-7 lg:py-10 flex flex-col sm:flex-row items-start gap-10\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-52 mx-auto my-0! rounded\" src=\"https:\/\/img.legalvision.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/11\/23002631\/Screenshot-2025-10-23-at-10.26.05-am.png\" alt=\"Front page of publication\"\n                 loading=\"lazy\" width=\"208\" height=\"298\">\n                <section>\n            <div class=\"text-2xl font-bold\">2025 Key UK Employment Law Changes<\/div>\n            <div class=\"body-text\">\n                <p>This factsheet outlines key developments in 2025 affecting workforce management.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            \n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/img.legalvision.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/22052013\/LegalVision_2025-Key-UK-Employment-Law-Changes-Factsheet.pdf\" class=\" block px-5 py-3.5 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Also, there are conditions and impairments protected under disability discrimination, as are those with progressive conditions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a Reasonable Adjustment?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have staff with a disability, the law says that you must make \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/reasonable-adjustments\/\">reasonable adjustments<\/a>\u2019 to ensure they are not at any disadvantage compared to those who are not disabled in your workplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A variety of actions count as reasonable adjustments, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>adjusting working hours for someone who has a disability that makes them tired quickly;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>providing a ramp for someone using a wheelchair; and&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>providing specialist equipment to allow a person with a disability to carry out the job.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The meaning of \u2018reasonable\u2019 will depend on your individual circumstances as an employer and the job role the person carries out.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are the Types of Disability Discrimination?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Six types of disability discrimination are unlawful in the workplace. 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