[Samuel Toothgold]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...-properly.html

...Critics warned it could encourage the overweight to avoid slimming down in the hope of securing a payout. Companies could also face millions of pounds of costs to alter offices and factories, including providing:

Specialist furniture such as larger chairs;
Parking spaces next to the workplace;
Dietary advice to overweight staff;
Gym memberships;
Opportunities to work from home.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that obesity qualified as a disability if it 'hinders the full and effective participation of the person… on an equal basis with other workers' when doing their job...