Tag Archives: Disability Discrimination Act

Tribunal win could plug legal gap for disabled agency workers

27/10/2012 – 3:00 pm

A disabled woman sacked by a council from her temporary post after taking time off with depression has won an employment tribunal case – after a three-year legal battle – that should help other agency workers fight discrimination.
Camden council in north London had tried to argue that Corrie Pegg had no right to protection from [...]

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Cuts court challenge fails

03/11/2011 – 9:00 am

Two disabled people have lost their high court challenge over a council’s decision to slash spending on social care services.
They had sought a judicial review of Manchester City Council’s plans to cut spending on adult social care by a total of £39.5 million over two years through increased charges, with about 75 per cent of [...]

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