in person. The v Respondent — 2025

The Tribunal determined at a preliminary hearing whether the claimant was a disabled person for the purposes of section 6 of the Equality Act 2010 between 13 February 2023 and 3 June 2024. The claimant relied on several contended impairments, including lower back pain, neurodiverse conditions, hearing issues, depression or work-related stress, and their cumulative effect.

The Tribunal was not satisfied, on the balance of probabilities, that any of the contended impairments, alone or cumulatively, established disability at the relevant time. It found that the physical impairments had not been shown to have a substantial adverse effect on normal day-to-day activities, that the claimant had not established a diagnosed neurodiverse condition, and that depression or work-related stress had not been shown to satisfy the statutory test.

Because the claimant's complaints were limited to disability discrimination and he had not established disability at the relevant time, the Tribunal dismissed the disability discrimination complaints and vacated the final hearing listed for 21 to 25 July 2025.