6008341/2024

Persimmon Homes Ltd

v Mr M Velichov

22 January 2026·Employment Tribunal·England & Wales·Employment Judge Park

Respondent

Persimmon Homes Ltd

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Decision date

22 January 2026

Tribunal

Employment Tribunal

Jurisdiction

England & Wales

Judge

Employment Judge Park

Case Summary

The claimant's application for reconsideration of the judgment sent to the parties on 5 November 2025 is refused.

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Key Issues

  • whether the claimant was disabled at the relevant time as defined by the Equality Act 2010

Decision Text

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1 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Mr M Velichov Respondent: Persimmon Homes Ltd Before: Employment Judge Park JUDGMENT The claimant’s application for reconsideration of the judgment sent to the parties on 5 November 2025 is refused. REASONS 1. Under Part 12 of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2024 the Employment Tribunal may, either on its own initiative or on the application of a party, reconsider a Judgment where it is necessary in the interests of justice to do so. On reconsideration, the Judgment may be confirmed, varied or revoked. 2. An application for reconsideration shall be presented in writing within 14 days of the date the Judgment is sent to the parties. The Judgment in this case was sent to the parties on 5 November 2025. The relevant Judgment related to whether or not the claimant was disabled at the relevant time as defined by the Equality Act 2010. I concluded that the claimant was disabled at the relevant time due to his back pain/Spondylitis. I concluded he was not disabled at the relevant time, which was before 23 June 2024, due to depression and anxiety or due to joint and muscle plain/neuropathic pain. 3. On 6 November 2025 the claimant sent an email to the Employment Tribunal an application for reconsideration. The claimant said he sought reconsideration of the decision that he was not disabled due to joint and muscle plain/neuropathic pain. He said that the Judgment referred to “neuropathic pain” but he had medical evidence that “clarifies that these symptoms are now diagnosed as Fibromyalgia, a chronic condition.” Attached to the application were the following documents: 2 3.1. A letter dated 10 October 2025 from a specialist to the claimant’s GP confirming that the claimant fitted the criteria for fibromyalgia, but also indicating that this wa

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