It is now well over a year since the first case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in the UK on 29 January 2020. Among the many issues thrown up by the COVID-19 pandemic are questions relating to how employers should treat those employees affected by it. Not least the looming long-term consequences around what is being […]
Long Covid and disability discrimination
The recent case of Burke -v- Turning Point Scotland has found that an employee suffering from long Covid was in fact disabled for the purpose of the Equality Act 2010. In May 2022, the Equalities and Human Rights Commission made a statement in respect of long Covid whereby they stated: “Discussions continue on whether ‘long […]
Could long COVID be classified as a disability?
It is now well over a year since the first case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in the UK on 29 January 2020. Among the many issues thrown up by the COVID-19 pandemic are questions relating to how employers should treat those employees affected by it. Not least the looming long-term consequences around what is being […]