Miss S Akhtar v Department for Work and Pensions

Case No: 1801689/2023

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant Respondent v Miss S Akhtar Department for Work and Pensions Heard: By CVP in Leeds On: 5 January 2024 Before: Employment Judge JM Wade Appearance: For the Claimant: No attendance For the Respondent: Ms E McIlveen, counsel

JUDGMENT The claimant’s claims of disability related harassment and a failure to make reasonableadjustments are dismissed pursuant to Rule 47 upon the claimant’s failure to attend or be represented at today’s hearing.

REASONS 1 The claimant presented a claim form on 27 March 2023. She was then (and still remains I understand) employed by the respondent as a PIP Case Manager. The claimant had ticked boxes indicating, “I am owed other payments”, saying, “asked to work from home for health reasons but management refused and office environment was unhealthy and dirty”. The claimant did not assert she was a disab...

The respondent’s reasons for seeking determination of the disability question included: “The OH report dated 12 July 2022 specifies that the claimant does not have a previous diagnosis of anxiety or depression, but states that she was suffering from both at the time of the appointment. Further the claimant’s GP records do not contain a diagnosis of anxiety and/or depression during the relevant ...