(e) Bonus entitlement and discriminationA further factor to bear in mind when considering bonus schemes is the impact of discrimination law on their operation. So for example in Land Registry v Houghton UKEAT/0149/14 (12 February 2015, unreported) the EAT held that a bonus scheme which automatically excluded employees who had been issued with formal warnings for sickness absence (even where the absence had been disability related) was discriminatory. The denial of the bonus amounted to discrimination arising from disability contrary to the Equality Act 2010 s 15 and on the particular facts the failure to
A further factor to bear in mind when considering bonus schemes is the impact of discrimination law on their operation. So for example in Land Registry v Houghton UKEAT/0149/14 (12 February 2015, unreported) the EAT held that a bonus scheme which automatically excluded employees who had been issued with formal warnings for sickness absence (even where the absence had been disability related) was discriminatory. The denial of the bonus amounted to discrimination arising from disability contrary to the Equality Act 2010 s 15 and on the particular facts the failure to
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