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Disability discrimination extension leaves private sector open to claims
An employment lawyer has urged private sector employers to check their policies on carers in the workplace following a UK employment tribunal ruling in the landmark Sharon Coleman case.
Coleman is suing her employer, Attridge Law, claiming she was forced to quit her job after she requested time off to look after her four-year-old disabled son.
In July, the European Court of Justice ruled that able-bodied people could be unlawfully subjected to disability discrimination. This gave public sector workers with caring responsibilities a greater level of protection.
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