Decision date
5 May 2026
Tribunal
Employment Tribunal
Jurisdiction
England & Wales
Judge
Employment Judge M Siddique
Case Summary
A preliminary hearing to determine whether the claimant was disabled within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010. The claimant suffered from stress and anxiety arising from work-related pressures from November 2023 to February 2025. The tribunal found that the claimant had a mental impairment with substantial adverse effects on normal day-to-day activities (including sleep difficulties, concentration problems, and social withdrawal) that was long-term in nature.
Why this outcome?
The tribunal found that the claimant had a mental impairment (stress and anxiety) supported by contemporaneous medical records from November 2023 onwards. The impairment had substantial adverse effects on normal day-to-day activities including significant sleep difficulties, concentration problems, and social withdrawal. The adverse effect was long-term as it lasted from November 2023 to February 2025 and was likely to recur based on the evidence available at the material time.
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Key Issues
- •Whether the claimant was disabled within the meaning of section 6 Equality Act 2010
- •Whether the claimant had a mental impairment (stress and anxiety)
- •Whether the impairment had a substantial adverse effect on normal day-to-day activities
- •Whether the adverse effect was long-term (lasting or likely to last at least 12 months)
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Case Details
- Case No.
- 6007516/2025
- Tribunal
- Employment Tribunal
- Level
- First instance
- Decision
- 5 May 2026
- Published
- 3 July 2026
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge M Siddique
- Representation
- Litigant in person