What impact will obesity as a disability have?
In the light of recent judgments, what rights do obese employees have in the UK and what impact will this have on employers?
Author Archive: Naeema Choudry
Naeema advises on all aspects of employment law, acting primarily on behalf of large scale employers who are household names. She undertakes her own advocacy in tribunals throughout the UK and has a special interest in executive terminations, large scale re-organisations, contractual disputes and discrimination. Naeema is a regular speaker at seminars and conferences and chairs workshops on equal pay which are jointly hosted with Opportunity Now. She contributes to a variety of publications and broadcast media. She is also featured in the Legal 500, Legal Experts and Chambers directories, in which she is noted for her "articulate and professional manner" and "high level of competency in various areas, from tribunals, to pension issues, to discrimination" and as someone "you would want in your corner". Naeema is featured in the Opportunity Now 20th Anniversary Review which celebrates two decades of advancing women in the workplace. She also sits on the North West Advisory Board of Business in the Community. In September 2013 Naeema was appointed as a Fee Paid Employment Tribunal Judge sitting in the Birmingham Region.