Teacher Wins £137k for Disability Discrimination
A teacher has won £137,112 for discrimination and harassment due to her disability.
Annika Fay Robinson, employed on a fixed-term teaching contract at Middlesex Learning Trust, experienced sciatica, spinal surgery, and migraines, resulting in repeated periods of sickness absence.
The Trust's senior deputy head stated that Robinson had “let [her] colleagues down and [her] students down” by being absent.
Tribunal documents noted Robinson's repeated sickness absences due to her conditions.
Author's summary: Teacher wins £137k for discrimination.