The Complainant commenced employment with the Respondent on the 24th of August 2011. In August 2016, the Complainant was invited to attend a disciplinary hearing which did not materialise as the Complainant commenced a period of sick leave from the 12th of August to the 28th of August 2016.

Subsequently, the Respondent invited the Complainant to a meeting, the purpose of which was to properly assess the Complainant’s fitness to return to work. The Complainant could not attend this meeting due to ill health. In February 2017, the Complainant’s General Practitioner advised that the Complainant was unable to resume work due to the being treated for anxiety, stress and depression. The Respondent then claimed that they had no other