In an ironic twist, the British Library has lost a tribunal claim brought by an employee who claimed that her working environment was too noisy. As reported in the Evening Standard recently, Lidia Kogut sued the library for failing to make reasonable adjustments.
The tribunal held that Ms Kogut was a disabled person, meaning that the duty to make reasonable adjustments to the workplace was engaged. The provision of a quieter working environment was found to have been a reasonable adjustment which the library should have made to allow Ms Kogut to perform her duties. The library failed to provide her with a quieter workstation or offer an alternative role. She has apparently been awarded £7,500 in compensation.
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