In a case where an employer operated a bonus scheme for employees who hadn’t received a formal warning for high levels of sickness during the relevant financial year, the employer was found to be discriminating against disabled employees.
In this case, 5 disabled employees had been absent due to sickness on occasions which were a direct result of their disabilities. Whilst the employer had made reasonable adjustments to their trigger points, which extended the amount of sickness before a warning, each employee eventually received a warning and were therefore not eligible for a bonus.
Employee claims for disability discrimination
The employees then made a claim for disability discrimination at the Employment Tribunal. It was found that the fact that receiving a warning led to an automatic disqualification from the bonus scheme was discrimination arising from disability.
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