EAT DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION
The Claimant was a bus driver who suffered from Type 2 diabetes which he controlled largely by avoiding sugary drinks.
The Employment Tribunal held that he was disabled within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010.
The Employment Appeal Tribunal allowed the appeal on the basis that the Employment Tribunal had misapprehended the concept of disability under the Act; the statutory guidance made clear that a condition controlled by a minor alteration of a diet was not a long term condition restricting the ability of the Claimant to carry out ordinary day-to-day tasks.
Serota QC HHJ
[2015] UKEAT 0302 – 14 – 2601
Bailii
Equality Act 2010
England and Wales
Employment, Discrimination
Updated: 31 October 2021; Ref: scu.544856
