The Claimant, who had worked for the Respondent for more than 10 years, was dismissed after a long absence on sick leave, and brought claims for unfair dismissal and discrimination by reference to the disability of depression. After several hearings, the ET considered the Claimant's claims of failure to comply with the duty of reasonable adjustment, discrimination arising from disability (within s 15 Equality Act 2010 ("EqA 2010")) and victimisation (s 27 EqA 2010). All of those claims were dismissed, and the Claimant appealed on a number of grounds.

The EAT held that the grounds concerning the victimisation complaint failed. However, the remaining grounds of appeal succeeded; accordingly, the s 15 EqA 2010 complaints would be remitted to a fresh ET for further consideration.