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Smith v Department of Education [2024]

Posted In: Case Law
  • Decision Number
    Case No: 2212199/2022
  • Legal Body
    Employment Tribunal (ET)
  • Type of Claim / Jurisdiction
    Discrimination, Diversity & Inclusion
Issues covered: Disability Discrimination; Reasonable Adjustments

Background:

The claimant was employed as a Teacher Development Policy and Delivery Senior Advisor from January 2022 until she resigned in October 2022.  The claimant relied upon complex PTSD, ASD, Dyslexia with traits of dyspraxia and dyscalculia and Long Covid as disabilities in relation to her case. The Tribunal found as a preliminary issue that the neurodivergent condition of dyslexia with traits of dyspraxia and dyscalculia amounted to a disability under the legislation.

Issues arose when the claimant’s probation period was extended for three months.  This was because several performance issues arose and were raised by the claimant’s task managers. The respondent felt that the

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This article is correct at 21/08/2024
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Jason Elliott BL
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