Disability Discrimination and Obesity: The Big Questions?
Obesity discrimination in employment and recruitment has become a topic of focus for research examination with increasing reports of discrimination by colleagues and managers. Whilst a limited number of legal cases have emerged, disability law is consulted in line with the expectation of anti-discriminatory practices at work. In line with disability law, whether obesity is defined as a disability or not has an impact on the outcome of a court ruling. Ambiguity when defining obesity through either the medical or social model means there are many questions that remain unanswered which might lead to inconsistency in court rulings.
Academy of Sport and Physical Activity, Collegiate Crescent, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, S10 2BP, UK. s.flint@shu.ac.uk.|Centre of Sport and Exercise Science, Collegiate Crescent, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, S10 2BP, UK. s.flint@shu.ac.uk.
Stuart W
SW
Flint
The Department of Law, Collegiate Crescent, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, S10 2BP, UK. j.snook@shu.ac.uk.
Jeremé
J
Snook
D000328:Adult; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology*; D004651:Employment; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology*; D011287:Prejudice; D063508:Social Discrimination / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012931:Social Environment; D014938:Work Capacity Evaluation; D017132:Workplace / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000458:organization & administration
Discrimination; Employment law; Obesity; Stigma; Weight bias; Workplace