The Acas Podcast

Disability discrimination at work - why the increase?

The Acas Podcast

Show Notes

In recent years, the number of disability discrimination claims going to employment tribunal has increased. What is causing this increase and what are the characteristics of these claims?

Julie Dennis, Head of Inclusive Workplace Policy at Acas is joined by Dr Martin Mitchell, Senior Researcher at the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) to discuss the latest research commissioned by Acas that takes a closer look at the lifecycle of a disability discrimination tribunal claims. They also discuss what organisations and people managers can do to better support colleagues with disabilities.

Guidance and support:

Disability at work | Flexible working

Further reading:

Research: Characteristics and drivers of disability discrimination claims Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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