Another appointment was then made with BAHS. However, Mr Duckworth was keen to return to flight duties and provided evidence to BA's business manager for the Worldwide fleet that he was fit to fly. BAHS's advice was that Mr Duckworth was not fit for flying duties and should remain on ground duties for the foreseeable future. He became very unwell during a long-haul flight in October 2010 and was referred to British Airways Health Service (BAHS), the airline's in-house OH department. He suffered with diabetes, which was made worse by his coeliac disease. Mr Duckworth was a member of British Airways' (BA) Worldwide cabin crew fleet. In a recent employment tribunal decision, the caveat to act in a timely manner was added to the employer's duty to make reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010. The duty to make reasonable adjustments not only applies to physical features in the workplace, it extends to auxiliary aids or to a "provision, criterion or practice" adopted by an employer. To what extent is an adjustment reasonable? A concern for all employers is whether or not they go far enough in making adjustments for disabled employees. Making reasonable adjustments in a timely mannerĮmployers know that they have a responsibility to make reasonable adjustments for employees with disabilities, but a new case has added that these must be made "within a timely manner". Capital Law's trainee solicitor Kate Walsh reports.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |