Actually, the case was not about a right to flexible working at all.What Ms Coleman was saying was that she should have been treated in thesame way as colleagues who were parents of non-disabled children. So,where colleagues were allowed to work from home or to take unpaid leaveto care for their children, she should not have been refused the samearrangements. She believed that she was treated worse than other parentsat her work because of prejudice towards her.
The European Court has ruled that the protection from disabilitydiscrimination should extend to workers associated with disabled peoplewho are treated badly at work for that reason. This is a huge stepforward for carers in terms of creating a level playing field.
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