Health and Safety Law 2024 (October 2024)

It is the worker’s responsibility to prove they are disabled, unless the employer admits that worker is disabled. GP letters or fit notes (see pages 196-197) indicating a worker is suffering from “work-related stress” are not good enough for this purpose. On its own, “stress” is not a mental health condition protected by disability discrimination law.

This information is copyright to the Labour Research Department (LRD) and may not be reproduced without the permission of the LRD.