EAT provides guidance on when work stress may be a disability, and on costs awards against impecunious parties | Practical Law

EAT provides guidance on when work stress may be a disability, and on costs awards against impecunious parties | Practical Law

In Herry v Dudley Metropolitan Council UKEAT/0100/16 and Herry v Dudley Metropolitan Council and Governing Body of Hillcrest School UKEAT/0101/16, the EAT gave guidance on when stress caused by difficulties at work may amount to a disability, and the issues a tribunal should consider when making a costs award against an individual who presently lacks the means to pay but may have the means in future.

EAT provides guidance on when work stress may be a disability, and on costs awards against impecunious parties

by Practical Law Employment
Published on 22 Dec 2016 • England, Scotland, Wales
In Herry v Dudley Metropolitan Council UKEAT/0100/16 and Herry v Dudley Metropolitan Council and Governing Body of Hillcrest School UKEAT/0101/16, the EAT gave guidance on when stress caused by difficulties at work may amount to a disability, and the issues a tribunal should consider when making a costs award against an individual who presently lacks the means to pay but may have the means in future.