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#mental-impairment
10 cases tagged Mental Impairment.
Unfair dismissal claim struck out for being 12 days late
A former employee's unfair dismissal claim was dismissed because she presented it 12 days after the three-month deadline. The tribunal found it was reasonably practicable for her to have claimed on time.
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.
Employee with anxiety and depression found disabled despite lack of GP visits
A tribunal ruled that a team leader with anxiety and depression was disabled under the Equality Act, even though she managed her condition through self-help and avoided regular doctor visits.
Anxiety held to be a disability: tribunal rejects strike-out bid
A tribunal has ruled that an accounts and sales manager's anxiety was a disability under the Equality Act, and refused the employer's attempt to strike out the claim.
Customer service agent wins sick pay claim but loses unfair dismissal and disability discrimination cases
A customer service agent with 12 years' service was awarded £2,213.32 after dnata Limited breached his contract by failing to pay sick pay correctly, but his unfair dismissal and all disability discrimination claims were rejected.
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.
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.
Head of Clinical Governance wins disability status but loses bid to add discrimination claims
A tribunal found that a head of clinical governance was disabled due to depression and anxiety, but refused her application to add race, religion and sex discrimination claims as out of time.
Accountant with under two years' service fails in disability discrimination claim
An accountant who worked for just over a year lost his disability discrimination claim after the tribunal found he did not have a disability under the Equality Act. He was awarded £22.43 for an unauthorised wage deduction.
Stress and anxiety from COVID-19 and bereavement not a disability, tribunal rules
A housing officer who claimed disability discrimination after being dismissed while signed off with stress and anxiety has lost her case. The tribunal found her reactions were normal responses to adverse life events, not a mental impairment.