Labour Court upholds decision rejecting Mary Power’s disability dismissal complaint

The Labour Court upheld the rejection of Mary Power’s complaint that she was dismissed because of her disability, finding that she had not established facts that could support an inference of discrimination. Power said she sought to work from home during rising Covid numbers and asked for safer workplace measures. Her former employer, Vialand Ltd T/A Expert Removals, said remote work could not be facilitated because jobs were recorded on an office whiteboard. The Court said Power had not proved the primary facts needed to raise a presumption of discrimination, and found no circumstances linking her dismissal to her disability. The appeal failed, and the adjudication officer’s decision was upheld. The determination was dated 02 February 2023.