Search

How can we help?

Icon

Brain fog and unlawful discrimination risks

Download

Brain fog is not a medical term but used to describe a range of symptoms. Brain fog has been in the news lately because of its association with Long Covid and the menopause. But what is brain fog and how should employers support staff suffering from it and avoid discrimination?

Topics covered:

  • What is Brain Fog
  • What causes it
  • Is it a disability
  • Performance management
  • Reasonable adjustments
  • Discrimination
  • Harassment
  • Medical advice

Read, listen and watch our latest insights

art
  • 28 April 2026
  • Immigration

Proposed expansion of right to work checks from 1 October 2026: what employers need to know

The Home Office has published a consultation on a draft Code of Practice addressing how employers can avoid unlawful discrimination while preventing illegal working. The draft indicates a planned expansion of right to work (RTW) check obligations to take effect from 1 October 2026.
Pub
  • 27 April 2026
  • Corporate and M&A

Quarterly Insights: Key Corporate & Commercial Topics – Q2 2026

Join Stuart Mullins and Emma Docking as they explore key corporate and commercial topics, including SME growth and exit strategies for 2026, EMI schemes for employee incentives, and the importance of drag along and tag along rights.
art
  • 22 April 2026
  • Commercial Real Estate

Historic rent reviews: A warning for tenants

We have been asked whether a landlord is able to operate historic rent reviews. 

art
  • 14 April 2026
  • Employment

Updates to Vento Bands 2026: Injury to feelings awards

For discrimination and detriment cases, compensation can also cover non-financial losses, which, in most cases, will include an injury to feelings award.

art
  • 13 April 2026
  • Litigation and dispute resolution

Renters’ Rights Act coming into force on 1 May 2026

The long-awaited Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (RRA) comes into force on 1 May 2026, bringing the biggest changes to the private rental sector since the 1980s. So what do landlords need to know about what is changing?
art
  • 13 April 2026
  • Immigration

Sponsor Licence Compliance in 2026: Increased Scrutiny, Increased Risk – Time to Audit

The Home Office’s latest updates to sponsor guidance in March 2026, alongside broader immigration rule changes introduced this year, signal a decisive shift in the UK’s sponsorship regime.
See More

Get in touch

+44 118 958 5321