February/March 2012 (vol. 08/5)

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Expert Witness: Mental health at work, Part 2

Part 2: disability discrimination

Summary:

In the second of a three-part series on the law of mental health at work, Diana Kloss discusses protection against disability discrimination for workers with a mental impairment.

Sincethe passing of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) employers have been under a duty not to discriminate against disabled employees and contract workers. In 2000, the European Union also passed legislation protecting disabled …

Diana Kloss is a barrister, part-time employment judge, Acas arbitrator and author.

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Occupational Health at Work February/March 2012 (vol. 08/5) pp34-35

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