LRD guides and handbook May 2019

Law at Work 2019 - the trade union guide to employment law

Chapter 7

Recurring conditions 





[ch 7: page 211]

Individuals with recurring conditions are protected by the EA 10 if there is evidence that the condition is likely to recur, so as to have a substantial adverse effect on their ability to carry out day-to-day activities. For example, someone’s rheumatoid arthritis may have adverse effects lasting for a few weeks. If these effects then stop but are likely to recur, they will be “long-term” and the individual will be protected (Swift v Chief Constable of Wiltshire Constabulary [2004] IRLR 540).