Judge says less favourable treatment of the employee, whose main task was to advise others on workplace adjustments, resulted directly from his impairment

A disabled employability adviser who was dismissed after asking for a suitable work chair during lockdown was a victim of disability discrimination, a tribunal ruled.

The remote tribunal heard that Mr Griffiths’s employer, Dimensions Training Solutions (DTS) – which is now in voluntary creditors liquidation – failed to make reasonable adjustments that placed him at a “substantial disadvantage” when compared with non-disabled persons, because he was unable to work while sitting on a dining chair.

The tribunal ruled that this disadvantage may have been mitigated by providing Griffiths with a suitable chair, which was an auxiliary aid.

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The tribunal heard that Griffiths was employed by DTS as an employability adviser – with his main task being advising others on workplace adjustments for disabilities – under the DWP contract from February 2020 until his dismissal on 15 October 2020.

The tribunal was told that Griffiths had a “variety of ailments and disabilities”, with the primary issues being asthma, osteoarthritis of the knee, and leg pains resulting in restricted leg...

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