P/L/169. Legal issues of sexual harassment and disability discrimination in organisations: cases’ analysis

The paper analyses a complaint of sexual harassment related to the pictures on the company’s intranet that the complainant found offensive. The case is discussed with reference to the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, the definition of sexual harassment, the terms of the employment contract, the duty of mutual trust and confidence, vicarious liability, etc. Another case discussed in the paper relates to redundancy caused by an employee’s disability. Disability Discrimination Act 1995 is applied in the case analysis discussing the reasons for the employee’s dismissal.