European court bans job bias against caregivers
July 18th, 2008
From the [UK] Times and the Irish Times:
A European Court of Justice has ruled that an EU directive banning employment discrimination against disability applies to caregivers as well as those with disabilities.
Sharon Coleman (left) took legal action after claiming she was forced to leave her job as a legal secretary to care for her son with a disability. She said her employers did not accommodate her request for more flexible working arrangements so that she could continue working.
The new ruling could result in increased access to part-time and flexible time working arrangements for caregivers. It is estimated that about 6 million people in Britain, or about one in four people in the workplace, have caregiving responsibilities
(Times photo)

