Employee classed as disabled under DDA, says Court

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In June 2004 the claimant went on sickness leave suffering from a range of symptoms. In October 2005 he was diagnosed with tuberculosis, and on 31 March 2006, while still absent from work, he was dismissed for reasons relating to capability.

He made a claim of disability discrimination and referred in his claim form to the symptoms preceding his diagnosis as well as to the tuberculosis itself as amounting to a disability, while, in answer to a request for particulars of his disability, he s... (411 more words)

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