Case 6006601/2024 · Employment Tribunal
Mr J Baker v Jaguar Land Rover Limited — 2025
- Case reference
- 6006601/2024
- Decision date
- 2 May 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge L Knowles Representation
- Venue
- Birmingham
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mr J Baker
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe tribunal recorded that the respondent conceded the claimant met the definition of disability by reason of chronic pain following multiple fractures from a motorbike accident from 20 November 2022 to 24 July 2024, and by reason of PTSD from 6 November 2023 to 24 July 2024. The issue before the tribunal was whether the claimant also met the statutory definition in relation to anxiety and depression, and how the effects of opiate-based painkillers should be treated.
The tribunal found that the claimant's anxiety and depression had a substantial and long-term adverse effect on normal day-to-day activities from 4 July 2023 to 24 July 2024. It also found that the cognitive and other effects of opiate-based painkillers were consequences of the physical impairment of chronic pain, rather than a free-standing disability, and should be included as part of the effects of that physical impairment.
The judgment did not decide liability for the underlying disability discrimination or whistleblowing complaints and did not make any monetary award.
Claims and outcomes
1 finding recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disability discrimination | This reserved judgment determined the preliminary issue of whether the claimant met the statutory definition of disability under section 6 Equality Act 2010 during the relevant period. It did not determine the merits of the pleaded disability discrimination complaints. | Other | Disability | — |
Legal tests applied
6 references- section 6 Equality Act 2010
- Schedule 1 Part 1 Equality Act 2010
- balance of probabilities
- McDougell v Richmond Adult Community College [2008] ICR 431
- Ministry of Defence v Hay [2008] ICR 1247
- Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust v Norris UK EAT/0031/12
Official outcome judgment PDF
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