The EAT held that the tribunal erred in finding a science teacher with fibromyalgia was not disabled under the Equality Act 2010, and remitted the case for rehearing.
The claimant worked for the respondent as a science teacher. She suffered from a physical impairment, ultimately diagnosed as fibromyalgia, together with mental distress. She argued her condition had a substantial and long-term adverse effect on her ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. The tribunal had to determine whether the claimant’s impairment amounted to a disability for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010 (the DDA 1995 applies in Northern Ireland). The tribunal held that the claimant’s impairment could not be deemed ‘long-term,’ and even if it had, in
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