''Collins v Royal National Theatre Board Ltd'' [2004
EWCA Civ 144 [2004] IRLR 395 is a case under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. It concerns the duty of an employer to make reasonable accommodations for a disabled employee.
Facts
Mr Collins lost part of his finger in an accident at the
Royal National Theatre’s carpentry shop, making his hand clumsy. He had worked there 18 years. He refused surgery and was dismissed.
Judgment
Sedley LJ held that there was a failure on the Theatre's part to make reasonable adjustments.
On a technical point, he held that reasons why the employer had not made any effort to adjust the workplace for the employee could not be brought up in argument if they had already been dismissed when looking at whether there was a duty to make reasonable adjustments in the first place.
See also
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UK employment discrimination law
United Kingdom employment equality law is a body of law which legislates against prejudice-based actions in the workplace. As an integral part of UK labour law it is unlawful to discriminate against a person because they have one of the "protected ...
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UK labour law
United Kingdom labour law regulates the relations between workers, employers and trade unions. People at work in the UK can rely upon a minimum charter of employment rights, which are found in Acts of Parliament, Regulations, common law and equit ...
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Human Rights Act 1998
Notes
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External links
Royal National Theatres website
United Kingdom labour case law
United Kingdom equality case law
United Kingdom disability case law
Court of Appeal (England and Wales) cases
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2004 in British law
Royal National Theatre