The claimant had said that the effect of her dyslexia was to inhibit her career progress.
Held:It was right for a tribunal to have regard to how an applicant could carry out duties at work in deciding whether she was within the Disability Discrimination Act. Evidence of how the claimant carries out normal day-to-day activities while at work is relevant evidence. However, on the facts, the decision that the claimant was disabled should not be disturbed.
Lord Kirkwood
[2001] IRLR 611, 2001 GWD 21-810, [2001] ScotCS 149, 2002 SC 24, 2002 SLT 7
Bailii
Disability Discrimination Act 1995
Cited by:
Applied – Abbey National Plc v Dutton EAT 20-Jan-2005
EAT Disability Discrimination
Employment Tribunal Chairman sitting alone hearing a preliminary issue as to whether Claimant was disabled erred in refusing to allow cross-examination of Claimant on what she . .
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Scotland, Employment, Discrimination
Updated: 12 January 2022; Ref: scu.561385
