GOVERNMENT APPEAL AGAINST WORK CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT DISCRIMINATION RULING IS REJECTED

The Court of Appeal today (4 December 2013) rejected the Government’s appeal against a landmark ruling by the Upper Tribunal that the Work Capability Assessment discriminates against people with...

Anyone know what the situation is with medical appointments?

Not general Docs, but hospital appointments for congenital medical conditions which happen to fall under DDA. (if needs be)

Also, person is a contractor and falls outside of "normal process" (for permanent...

Thought id let AAD'ers know of a recent first tier tribunal ruling that could potentially help sucessfully appealing against daily penalties for failing to submit a self assessment in time.

It should be said, that a first tier tribunal is not concrete and can be overruled in the future....

my wife is currently working as a carer, employed by a company to look after people in their own homes. she has workied for this company now for 3 years, which was taken over recently by another care company.

the company has 2 clients next to each other in the same street, one house contains...

Ex RBS worker 'infiltrated bank' after posing as bond salesman

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 5th August 2013 13:00.

*A man posing as a successful bond salesman infiltrated Royal Bank of Scotland's trading floor and was handed a desk at the company, a tribunal...

Hi everyone

Does anyone know if the 6 year rule applies with HMRC ?

I have got into a bit of a mess with them due to being made redundant in 2010. I have been ticking along since then pretty much by the seat of my pants but I know I owe them money due to having a company...

Guys the council are discriminating against me so I have started a war which could cost them dear.

Before I came out of work we was paying full council tax on the button every month and little did I know until I researched it after being made redundant that my wife was disregarded and entitled...

Two win sickness benefit test legal challenge

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 22nd May 2013 16:24.

Two people with mental health problems have won a legal challenge against the government tests for sickness benefit. Judges at the Upper Tribunal...

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Hi everyone

If an employer has the old employment act 2002 (dispute resolution) regulations 2004 in force as their internal grievance procedure and still following them, could this help the employee in any employment tribunal if the employee has been following the acas code of conduct....

Long story but back in December my husband was contracted by Nottingham City Council to carry out a series of live ice carvings around the streets of Nottingham - the ice blocks weigh over 20 stone and he therefore parked in a loading bay and "assumed" that he would be OK as he was on council...

Lenders lose licence appeal (B2B and Loans Direct)

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 24th April 2013 21:11.

Two firms offering payday loans have had their credit licences revoked after losing an appeal to a First Tier Tribunal. *B2B International UK Ltd*......

Alan Sugar only does Apprentice for PR, Stella English tells tribunal.

Lord Sugar told a winner of The Apprentice that he only stars in the TV show for the PR and did not "give a shit" about her.

Stella English, 34, the winner of season six of the hit BBC1 show in...

A disabled woman was barred from a tribunal to decide whether she was entitled to benefits – because she was in a wheelchair.
Sylvia Middleton, 65, was turned away by security staff in case a fire broke out in the five-storey building.
It later emerged that wheelchair users have been...

Jan 9th, 2013

Press Release From the Mental Health Resistance Network.

Re: Judicial Review of the Work Capability Assessment

On 15 and 16 January 2013, the Upper Tribunal is due to hear a claim for judicial review brought by two disabled people supported by...

Making a separate post for this as it is important to the ill and disabled members we have considering the Government onslaught being suffered by many.

Hope it is of use to you.

Lords defeat part of legal aid cuts

Peers reject draft...