Constructive knowledge means your employer is treated as knowing about your disability if a reasonable employer would have found out, even if nobody actually told them in so many words. It can come from things like a pattern of sick leave, an occupational health report, or comments you made to a manager.
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Eastern and Coastal Kent PCT v Grey confirmed an employer can't rely on not being told outright if the information available to it should have put it on notice.