Does an overweight employee fall into the category of a disabled person?
An overweight employee probably falls into the category of a disabled person if their mobility, physical co-ordination, or ability to lift, carry or otherwise move everyday objects, is affected. In 2005 there have been news reports of the Royal Mail failing to make reasonable adjustments to cater for a long-serving postman whose weight had almost doubled to 25 stone. • What are ‘normal day-to-day activities’ for the purposes of the Disability Discrimination Act? Schedule 1 para 4(1) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) states that an impairment will be taken to affect the carrying out of normal day-to-day activities only if it affects one or more of the following: o mobility o manual dexterity o physical co-ordination o continence o ability to lift, carry or otherwise move everyday objects o speech, hearing or eyesight o memory or ability to concentrate, learn or understand o perception of the risk of physical danger. Some examples include: difficulty in going up and down st
