Higgins v Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd [2021]

The claimant worked as a trading assistant for the respondent from August 2009 until her resignation on 23rd December 2019. In 2013 the claimant was referred to a cardiology consultant after reporting faintness and light headedness. There were multiple referrals to cardiology over a period of years, with a difficulty in diagnosis ranging from postural hypotension to ventricular ectopic beats and supraventricular tachycardia. In one of her return-to-work interviews, the claimant stated that the condition does not affect her work and that she required no adjustments. The absences continued