Mr Mohammed Vaid v Royal Mail Group Limited — 2026

Mr Mohammed Vaid's harassment claim related to disability succeeded in part. The Tribunal upheld the complaint concerning Kevin Ituko visiting Mr Vaid's home in August 2021, extending time on the just and equitable basis, and upheld complaints concerning the comments "don't play the stress card" and that Mr Vaid should go off sick if he could not do the role.

The alleged referral for ill-health retirement on 16 February 2021 was treated as a one-off act rather than conduct extending over a period. That complaint was presented out of time, the Tribunal declined to extend time, and it was dismissed. The remaining harassment allegations were also dismissed as not well founded.

The reasonable-adjustments complaints concerning the period from 2 June to 8 October 2020, including the alleged provision of a work cabinet, changes to sorting and delivery duties, indoor work and adjusted hours, were presented out of time. The Tribunal found that those matters were not part of a continuing omission extending into the period beginning on 31 May 2022, declined to extend time, and dismissed them. The remaining reasonable-adjustments complaints were dismissed as not well founded.

The complaints of discrimination arising from disability under section 15 Equality Act 2010 and victimisation under section 27 were dismissed as not well founded. The complaint of constructive unfair dismissal was also dismissed as not well founded.

For the three upheld harassment allegations, the Tribunal awarded £12,000 for injury to feelings and £4,039.89 interest, producing a total award of £16,039.89. It made no award for financial loss, dismissed the claim for personal-injury compensation, made no recommendation, and awarded no uplift under section 207A Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.