Articles tagged with case law

Uncorroborated evidence of disability may suffice

Occupational Health at Work June/July 2025 (vol. 22/1) pp11-12

Bus driver needing to urinate more often

Occupational Health at Work June/July 2025 (vol. 22/1) pp10-11

Whether flare-up ‘could well happen’

Occupational Health at Work June/July 2025 (vol. 22/1) pp08-10

EXPERT WITNESS: Medical negligence

Occupational Health at Work February/March 2025 (vol. 21/5) pp30-33

Harassment and capability

Occupational Health at Work February/March 2025 (vol. 21/5) pp11-12

Police ‘bleep test’

Occupational Health at Work February/March 2025 (vol. 21/5) pp09-11

EXPERT WITNESS: Employment Rights Bill 2024

Occupational Health at Work December/January 2024/2025 (vol. 21/4) pp37-38

EXPERT WITNESS: Health, safety and disability   

Occupational Health at Work October/November 2024 (vol. 21/3) pp36-40

Supporting disabled students 

Occupational Health at Work October/November 2024 (vol. 21/3) pp12

Police disablement gratuity 

Occupational Health at Work October/November 2024 (vol. 21/3) pp11-12

Indirect discrimination

Occupational Health at Work October/November 2024 (vol. 21/3) pp11

Visual impairment 

Occupational Health at Work October/November 2024 (vol. 21/3) pp10-11

Disability dismissal   

Occupational Health at Work October/November 2024 (vol. 21/3) pp09-10

Disability-related cause that made no difference

Occupational Health at Work August/September 2024 (vol. 21/2) pp14-15

Disability-related cause can be minor

Occupational Health at Work August/September 2024 (vol. 21/2) pp12-14

Record compensation

Occupational Health at Work August/September 2024 (vol. 21/2) pp12

Disability plan

Occupational Health at Work August/September 2024 (vol. 21/2) pp11-12

Was doctor an agent of employer?

Occupational Health at Work August/September 2024 (vol. 21/2) pp10-11

EXPERT WITNESS: Assisting the court

Occupational Health at Work August/September 2024 (vol. 21/2) pp36-38

EXPERT WITNESS: Secondary victims in trauma cases

Occupational Health at Work April/May 2024 (vol. 20/6) pp27-29

Doctors’ liability to relatives

Occupational Health at Work April/May 2024 (vol. 20/6) pp11

Adjustments and knowledge of disadvantage

Occupational Health at Work April/May 2024 (vol. 20/6) pp09-11

EXPERT WITNESS: Harassment and the law: Part 2

Occupational Health at Work February/March 2024 (vol. 20/5) pp35-37

Extent of normal day-to-day activities

Occupational Health at Work February/March 2024 (vol. 20/5) pp11-13

Preserving EU law

Occupational Health at Work February/March 2024 (vol. 20/5) pp10-11

Expert Witness: OH risks abroad

Occupational Health at Work August/September 2023 (vol. 20/2) pp38-40

Fear of getting COVID-19

Occupational Health at Work August/September 2023 (vol. 20/2) pp10-12

Fear of covid-19

Occupational Health at Work February/March 2023 (vol. 19/5) pp14-15

EXPERT WITNESS: Employment practices: workers’ health: Part 1 

Occupational Health at Work December/January 2022/2023 (vol. 19/4) pp18-20

Retained EU law bill 

Occupational Health at Work December/January 2022/2023 (vol. 19/4) pp15-16

Redeployment as a reasonable adjustment 

Occupational Health at Work December/January 2022/2023 (vol. 19/4) pp14-15

Pandemic special leave  

Occupational Health at Work December/January 2022/2023 (vol. 19/4) pp14

Sick pay and long COVID

Occupational Health at Work December/January 2022/2023 (vol. 19/4) pp13-14

Long-covid disability case 

Occupational Health at Work December/January 2022/2023 (vol. 19/4) pp12-13

Expert Witness: How the law works

Occupational Health at Work October/November 2022 (vol. 19/3) pp39-40

Cases in brief

Occupational Health at Work October/November 2022 (vol. 19/3) pp12-14

Extending absence trigger might not be enough

Occupational Health at Work October/November 2022 (vol. 19/3) pp10-12

Employment status

Occupational Health at Work October/November 2022 (vol. 19/3) pp05

EXPERT WITNESS: Sickness absence: true or false?

Occupational Health at Work August/September 2022 (vol. 19/2) pp37-39

Cases in brief

Occupational Health at Work August/September 2022 (vol. 19/2) pp12-13

Serious and imminent danger

Occupational Health at Work August/September 2022 (vol. 19/2) pp10-12

EXPERT WITNESS: Menopause and disability

Occupational Health at Work December/January 2021/2022 (vol. 18/4) pp36-38

No constructive knowledge

Occupational Health at Work December/January 2021/2022 (vol. 18/4) pp10-13

Cannabis dismissal

Occupational Health at Work December/January 2021/2022 (vol. 18/4) pp10

Medical evidence and discrimination

Occupational Health at Work October/November 2021 (vol. 18/3) pp10-12

Expert Witness: A right to believe – or a right to offend?

Occupational Health at Work August/September 2021 (vol. 18/2) pp41-43

Health and safety laws

Occupational Health at Work August/September 2021 (vol. 18/2) pp15-16

Reason for dismissal

Occupational Health at Work August/September 2021 (vol. 18/2) pp13-15

Expert Witness: Refusing to work in an unsafe workplace

Occupational Health at Work June/July 2021 (vol. 18/1) pp37-38

Sleepovers

Occupational Health at Work June/July 2021 (vol. 18/1) pp12

Autism had substantial adverse effect

Occupational Health at Work June/July 2021 (vol. 18/1) pp10-12

Pregnancy and sex discrimination

Occupational Health at Work April/May 2021 (vol. 17/6) pp14-15

Non-binary harassment

Occupational Health at Work April/May 2021 (vol. 17/6) pp11-13

Expert Witness: Covid-19: a legal Q&A

Occupational Health at Work February/March 2021 (vol. 17/5) pp36-38

Gig workers should be protected

Occupational Health at Work February/March 2021 (vol. 17/5) pp11-13

Substantial adverse effect 

Occupational Health at Work December/January 2020/2021 (vol. 17/4) pp08-10

Stress and reasonable adjustments

Occupational Health at Work October/November 2020 (vol. 17/3) pp14-15

Book Review: Occupational Health Law, Sixth Edition, Diana Kloss

Occupational Health at Work August/September 2020 (vol. 17/2) pp42

Expert Witness: Ask the expert!

Occupational Health at Work August/September 2020 (vol. 17/2) pp40-41

Proportionate means in disability case

Occupational Health at Work August/September 2020 (vol. 17/2) pp11-14

COVID-19 and the law

Occupational Health at Work June/July 2020 (vol. 17/1) pp11-16

Vagaries of vicarious liability

Occupational Health at Work June/July 2020 (vol. 17/1) pp09-10

Capability and disability discrimination

Occupational Health at Work April/May 2020 (vol. 16/6) pp11-12

Expert Witness: Disability discrimination

Occupational Health at Work February/March 2020 (vol. 16/5) pp34-36

Expert Witness: Manslaughter at work

Occupational Health at Work October/November 2019 (vol. 16/3) pp35-36

Curfew for HAVS breach

Occupational Health at Work October/November 2019 (vol. 16/3) pp15

Doctor’s double-shift dereliction

Occupational Health at Work October/November 2019 (vol. 16/3) pp15

Migraines and disability

Occupational Health at Work October/November 2019 (vol. 16/3) pp13-15

No sex discrimination on grounds of colour vision

Occupational Health at Work October/November 2019 (vol. 16/3) pp11-12

Perceived disability

Occupational Health at Work August/September 2019 (vol. 16/2) pp12-13

OH reports and ‘knowledge of disability’

Occupational Health at Work August/September 2019 (vol. 16/2) pp10-12

Negligent exposure

Occupational Health at Work June/July 2019 (vol. 16/1) pp29-31

Royal Opera loses its appeal

Occupational Health at Work June/July 2019 (vol. 16/1) pp12-15

Disabled employee’s mistaken belief

Occupational Health at Work June/July 2019 (vol. 16/1) pp10-11

Expert Witness: Subject access requests

Occupational Health at Work April/May 2019 (vol. 15/6) pp35-37

Sleep-ins

Occupational Health at Work April/May 2019 (vol. 15/6) pp15

Vibration litigation

Occupational Health at Work April/May 2019 (vol. 15/6) pp12-14

Did teacher’s fibromyalgia constitute disability?

Occupational Health at Work April/May 2019 (vol. 15/6) pp11-12

Expert Witness: Disability and misconduct

Occupational Health at Work February/March 2019 (vol. 15/5) pp39-41

Date of knowledge

Occupational Health at Work February/March 2019 (vol. 15/5) pp9-12

Discrimination was related to menopause

Occupational Health at Work February/March 2019 (vol. 15/5) pp8-9

Expert Witness: Job references

Occupational Health at Work December/January 2018/2019 (vol. 15/4) pp33-35

Knowledge and impact of disability

Occupational Health at Work December/January 2018/2019 (vol. 15/4) pp12-14

Ill-health dismissals

Occupational Health at Work October/November 2018 (vol. 15/3) pp13-16

Vicarious liability for independent doctor’s conduct

Occupational Health at Work October/November 2018 (vol. 15/3) pp13

Discrimination arising from disability

Occupational Health at Work August/September 2018 (vol. 15/2) pp11-13

Long-term sickness absence: a biopsychosocial survey, part 2

Occupational Health at Work June/July 2018 (vol. 15/1) pp17-25

Reasonable adjustments

Occupational Health at Work June/July 2018 (vol. 15/1) pp15-16

Shock decision in noise case

Occupational Health at Work June/July 2018 (vol. 15/1) pp12-14

Lofty position on cancer definition

Occupational Health at Work June/July 2018 (vol. 15/1) pp10-11

Back in the GDPR: The General Data Protection Regulation and Data Protection Bill

Occupational Health at Work April/May 2018 (vol. 14/6) pp31-37

Knowledge of disability

Occupational Health at Work April/May 2018 (vol. 14/6) pp12-16

Was dismissal pregnancy related?

Occupational Health at Work April/May 2018 (vol. 14/6) pp11-12

Expert Witness: Mental health in the workplace

Occupational Health at Work February/March 2018 (vol. 14/5) pp35-37

No break in rest-period

Occupational Health at Work February/March 2018 (vol. 14/5) pp13-14

Perceived disability discrimination

Occupational Health at Work February/March 2018 (vol. 14/5) pp10-13

Expert Witness: Whose fault is it anyway?

Occupational Health at Work December/January 2017/2018 (vol. 14/4) pp30-32

Disability discrimination

Occupational Health at Work December/January 2017/2018 (vol. 14/4) pp15

Risk assessment for breastfeeding mother

Occupational Health at Work December/January 2017/2018 (vol. 14/4) pp13-14

Medical mistakes and criminal prosecutions

Occupational Health at Work October/November 2017 (vol. 14/3) pp36-37