UNISON has won a case on behalf of a discriminated mental health worker who was stopped from being registered as a social worker, despite the fact he complied completely with employment rules during all times of his training and registration application.
The man, who wishes to remain unidentified, works in the mental health sector for a Yorkshire metropolitan district council. And in 2004 he successfully won a scholarship from his employer to attend a Yorkshire university to train as a social worker. His employer had always been aware of his HIV status.
On commencing his university studies he did not officially disclose his HIV status, as it was not a requirement of registration.
He successfully completed his studies and applied for registration as a social worker with the General Social Care Council (GSCC). And fellow colleagues at university had all been given their registrations within the normal 60 days it takes to administer the application. All were approved.
But UNISON