Are your staff prejudiced against people who are obese?

‘Obese workers are unable to play a full role in the business,’ ‘they wouldn’t be able to do the job required’, and ‘they’re lazy’, were just a few of the comments expressed during a recent poll looking at recruitment attitudes towards obese employees. The survey follows a recent ECJ ruling about whether or not an obese person would be covered by the definition of a disabled person. What attitudes do your staff hold?

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Is obesity a disability?

Would your staff make inappropriate comments about a colleague’s weight? Do you know that such comments could constitute disability harassment?

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