The current case of McHugh v NCH Scotland 2006, concerned an allegation of incapacity discrimination. Employment law is the gathering of legal guidelines and rules that regulate relationships between employers and workers. Employment laws say when an employer can hire employees and when the workers can work. The legal guidelines cover what an employer must pay the employee for his or her work. They create minimum necessities for working circumstances for employees.
The British industrial revolution led to the introduction of employment laws in Britain. The reason for this was that, because of the introduction of industrialism and use of equipment for the primary time, staff were more and more being asked to work longer and longer hours. The average working day, prior to the revolution was between 11-14 hours, nevertheless this had risen, with some staff working as many as 16 hours a day.
The tribunal held that she …