Discrimination arising from disability: £30,000 for employee dismissed for disability-related absences
Powell v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions ET/1300163/2015
disability discrimination | discrimination arising from disability | absence management
A public-sector worker with 34 years' service who was dismissed after exceeding her trigger point under the employer's absence management procedure by a few days has been awarded over £30,000 for discrimination arising from disability and unfair dismissal.