Government department loses more disability discrimination tribunals than any UK employer
Commentators highlight ‘horrible irony’ of DWP paying out almost £1m for such claims over the last four years
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has paid out almost £1m to employees over disability discrimination cases in the past four years.
The figures, revealed in a BBC Panorama investigation broadcast on Monday (9 March), found the DWP lost one in eight disability discrimination cases brought against it in 2016-19 – more than any other public or private sector employer in the UK during that period. To read the full article, click here.