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15 cases tagged Substantial Adverse Effect.
Technician with hernia and nerve damage found disabled from June 2022
An employment tribunal has ruled that a technician with an inguinal hernia, prolapsed disc and nerve damage was disabled under the Equality Act from June 2022. The decision clears the way for his claims of disability discrimination and failure to make reasonable adjustments.
Dilated right kidney held to be a disability under Equality Act
A former employee with a dilated right kidney has been found disabled under the Equality Act, allowing his discrimination claims to proceed to a full hearing.
Teaching Assistant with ADHD, anxiety and depression found disabled under Equality Act
A tribunal ruled that a teaching assistant with ADHD, anxiety and depression was disabled at the time of her employment, allowing her disability discrimination claim to proceed.
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.
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.
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.
Eczema and severe allergies found to be a disability under the Equality Act
An employment tribunal has ruled that a deputy manager's eczema and severe allergies amounted to a disability, paving the way for her discrimination claims to proceed.
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.
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.
Type 2 diabetes and plantar fasciitis: when conditions don't meet the disability threshold
A tribunal has ruled that a coffee specialist's type 2 diabetes and plantar fasciitis were not disabilities under the Equality Act, dismissing his discrimination claim at a preliminary stage.
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.
Train driver with anxiety after rail incident not disabled under Equality Act
A Cardiff tribunal found that a train driver with anxiety and depression following a serious railway accident was not disabled under the Equality Act 2010, as his impairment did not have a substantial or long-term effect on day-to-day activities.
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.