Coleman 'indirect discrimination' ruling increases possible pitfalls for employers refusing flexible working requests
Fraser Younson
Publication date:
7 August 2008
Source:
People Management magazine
Page:
36
In a world where discrimination laws appear to know no boundaries, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has just smashed through another one.
In Coleman v Attridge Law (2008 C-303/06 ECJ), the ECJ decided that Coleman was entitled to the protection of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA), even though she herself was not disabled.
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