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16 cases tagged Long Term Effect.
Physiotherapist dismissed over COVID vaccine refusal: anxiety not a disability, tribunal rules
A physiotherapist with 12 years' service who was dismissed for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine without a medical exemption has failed to prove his anxiety amounted to a disability under equality law.
When does anxiety and depression become a disability? Tribunal sets earlier start date
A tribunal found that a medical centre employee was disabled from December 2019 due to anxiety and depression, earlier than the employer conceded. The ruling confirms that mental impairments can be 'long-term' even before 12 months have passed.
Complex PTSD recognised as disability: tribunal finds substantial adverse effect on daily life
A finance director with complex PTSD has been found disabled under the Equality Act after a tribunal accepted her evidence of substantial and long-term effects on day-to-day activities.
Care coordinator with anxiety and depression found disabled by tribunal
An employment tribunal ruled that a care coordinator with 12 years' service was disabled by anxiety and depression from August 2021, paving the way for her discrimination claims against Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust.
Delivery driver with carpal tunnel syndrome not disabled under Equality Act
A delivery driver who had carpal tunnel syndrome surgery and returned to work without sickness absence was found not to be disabled. The tribunal dismissed her unfair dismissal and disability discrimination claims.
Parking Services Manager loses disability discrimination claim after tribunal finds no long-term impairment
A Parking Services Manager with anxiety and depression was not disabled under the Equality Act 2010, the tribunal ruled, striking out his discrimination claims.
Brain injury from accident: tribunal rules employee not disabled under Equality Act
A former employee who lost his sense of taste and smell after a brain injury failed to prove he was disabled, as the tribunal found his symptoms were not likely to last 12 months. His disability discrimination claim was dismissed.
Anxiety as a disability: tribunal finds mixed anxiety-depressive disorder is a long-term impairment
A former employee has been found to be disabled under the Equality Act 2010 due to anxiety, after the tribunal accepted that her condition had a substantial and long-term adverse effect on daily activities.
Process technician with recurrent stress fails to prove disability status
A tribunal has ruled that a Thames Water process technician with 15 years' service was not disabled under the Equality Act, dismissing his disability discrimination claims. The decision turned on whether his stress, anxiety and depression had a long-term substantial effect.
PTSD after workplace attack: when does a mental impairment become a disability?
A former employee who suffered PTSD after a violent attack at work was not considered disabled under the Equality Act until four months later, the tribunal ruled. No compensation was awarded.
Situational stress not enough to prove disability under Equality Act
Tribunal rejects disability discrimination claim after finding former employee's stress was a reaction to life events, not a mental impairment with long-term effects.
Immunocompromised due to splenectomy: tribunal finds shielding employee was disabled
A former employee who was immunocompromised after a partial splenectomy has been found to be disabled under the Equality Act 2010. The tribunal ruled that her condition had a substantial and long-term adverse effect on day-to-day activities.
Events Manager wins disability status after car accident: employer knew of impairment
A tribunal ruled that an events manager with a serious leg injury was disabled under the Equality Act, and that her employer knew about it from February 2020.
Long-Covid recognised as a disability, but IT worker's discrimination claims dismissed
An employment tribunal found that long-Covid can amount to a disability under the Equality Act, but dismissed all claims from an IT employee who argued he was unfairly dismissed and discriminated against by CGI IT UK Ltd.
Sales executive found disabled after dismissal: employer's knowledge was key
A tribunal ruled that a sales executive was disabled by anxiety and depression from February 2021, but her employer did not know and could not reasonably have known of her disability before dismissing her in January 2021.
Depression and anxiety: when a mental impairment counts as a disability
A customer care specialist with depression and anxiety was found to be disabled under the Equality Act, overturning an earlier tribunal decision that her condition was not long-term.