'If no care was taken to avoid giving them to those with disabilities which impact on their ability to come to the office, then Jacob Rees-Mogg may well find himself the respondent in a disability discrimination claim.' daniel_barnett
On the Legal Hour, LBC's legal expert Daniel Barnett said: "Let's ignore the absurdity of pinning that to the desks of people who aren't at work, and so by definition won't see it... I'm not convinced it's poor management actually, it's politely phrased.
"But for a small proportion of the workforce it might actually have been illegal. It might be unlawful harassment. I'm talking about people with disabilities where the duty to make reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act requires the employer to let them work from home.
"If the notes were handed out indiscriminately, and no care was taken to avoid giving them to those with disabilities which impact on their ability to come to the office then Jacob Rees-Mogg may well find himself the respondent in a disability discrimination claim."
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