“Starbucks employee wins dyslexia discrimination case”, 9 Feb 2016

A woman with dyslexia has won a disability discrimination case against her employer Starbucks after she was accused of falsifying documents.  A tribunal found Meseret Kumulchew had been discriminated against after making mistakes due to her difficulties with reading, writing and telling the time.  She was given lesser duties at her branch in London and told to retrain, which left her feeling suicidal…She took Starbucks to an employment tribunal alleging disability discrimination saying she had always made it known to her employer that she was dyslexic…The case does not set a legal precedent, but the British Dyslexia Association said it should be a wake-up call for employers…The tribunal found Starbucks had failed to make reasonable adjustments for Ms Kumulchew's disability and had discriminated against her because of the effects of her dyslexia…Starbucks said: "We are in ongoing discussions with this Starbucks partner (employee) around specific workplace support and we are not able to comment on a case that has not yet been completed."…"Many dyslexics are struggling in the work place with very high levels of anxiety, because employers do not have the training or the awareness to make adjustments for them."…