Jill Gracey, Solicitor in the Employment & Incentives team, considers the definition of a disability, when disability discrimination may arise and the relevant anti-discrimination legislation.

Jill refers to other strands of protections afforded to individuals who are disabled within the meaning of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, for example, associative discrimination, and reminds employers to assess whether any reasonable adjustments need to be made to compensate for any detriment a disabled employee may suffer from as a result of their disability.