Access to disbled toilets being restricted by employer

scheming_gypsy

no you're missing the entire point. He's not being discriminated against just because he didn't have his own key.

dori2o

scheming_gypsy wrote: »

no you're missing the entire point. He's not being discriminated against just because he didn't have his own key.

read the post again. It's about more than the key.

burnoutbabe

it does seem a daft system, what if the manager is off work? in a meeting?

of course even if people have keys, there is no guarantee that it will be free at the exact time someone wants to use it but thats probably a rare occasion.

spacey2012

Yes it is discrimination as having to ask for they key to use the disabled toilet is humiliating.
This is covered in the Act.

tBagpuss_2

Raksha wrote: »

He says he did, and got the response to ask his manager for the key every time... he did order his own key, but its taken a while to arrive

I think that this *is* discriminatory, unless there is an equivalent requirement that able-bodied employees have to ask a manager for a key in order to access toilet facilities.

I think it would be reasonable for your OH to raise this with the employer, to point out that while he has, fortunately, been able to address the issue by getting his own RADAR key, there was a short term problem which was not addressed appropriately by the employer, and which is likely to arise again for other disabled employees or visitors.

Quite apart from anything else, what was OPs partner supposed to do if the manager had a day off, or was in a meeting?.

Employees are supposed to make reasonable adjustments for disabled employees and customers. It's hard to think of *any* employer where paying £5 for a second key would not be reasonable.

And while the original issue may have been caused by stupidity not malice, the failure to address it when raised is a red flag

custardy

tBagpuss wrote: »

I think that this *is* discriminatory, unless there is an equivalent requirement that able-bodied employees have to ask a manager for a key in order to access toilet facilities.

I think it would be reasonable for your OH to raise this with the employer, to point out that while he has, fortunately, been able to address the issue by getting his own RADAR key, there was a short term problem which was not addressed appropriately by the employer, and which is likely to arise again for other disabled employees or visitors.

Quite apart from anything else, what was OPs partner supposed to do if the manager had a day off, or was in a meeting?.

Employees are supposed to make reasonable adjustments for disabled employees and customers. It's hard to think of *any* employer where paying £5 for a second key would not be reasonable.

And while the original issue may have been caused by stupidity not malice, the failure to address it when raised is a red flag

well for starters. Are disabled employees banned from the able bodied toilets?
Im still at a loss as to why the OPs OH didnt simply push the point they need a key