Overview
- Employment Judge Dawn Shotter dismissed Martin Bentley’s disability discrimination case, concluding there was no medical reason he could not work in the office.
- The tribunal found he acted vexatiously and that his claims had no reasonable prospect of success.
- Bentley, who cited anxiety, depression and stage-three kidney disease, worked from home from 2020 until retiring in September 2024.
- An occupational health report in 2021 said there was no clinical barrier to telephone or office work, though it noted his personality and emotional response were poorly suited to telephony.
- The tribunal rejected uncorroborated claims of a managerial conspiracy, and HMRC said it is an office-based organisation that offers flexible working where appropriate.