| Disability Discrimination Act claim defended saving a major motor industry client over £40,000 |
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MILS Motor Industry Lawyers have successfully defended a claim against a major client for disability discrimination. Claimed losses were high, given that the claim partly involved a claim for loss of final pension salary scheme and a claim under the Disability Discrimination Act. The Claimant’s losses were assessed by his solicitors at around £35,000. The Claimant had been an expert technician and had claimed he was unfairly selected against two other technicians in a redundancy process because of disabilities. The Tribunal found the Claimant was disabled, by reason of a knee condition and dyslexia, however MILS successfully argued that the dismissal was fair under the Employment Rights Act 1996 on both procedural and substantive grounds. MILS also persuaded the Tribunal that there had not been any failure to make reasonable adjustments in relation to the Claimant’s disability and accordingly the client was not liable for disability related discrimination in his selection for redundancy. Case Details
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