'Matter of life or death' | WFH detective was pressured to return to office despite serious heart condition

A detective who was banned from working from home, while battling a heart condition, has emerged triumphant at an employment tribunal.

Representatives for Metropolitan Police officer Tarik Ahmed successfully argued that the force failed to make reasonable adjustments by refusing to allow him to work from home, despite his disability (heart disease), and subjected him to unlawful harassment by pressuring him to return to the office against medical advice.

It was also ruled that Mr Ahmed did not need to be based in the Met offices to carry out his duties.

This follows the findings in the Baroness Casey Review Final Report that disability discrimination was the most frequent claim brought against the Met Police (2017-18 and 2021-22).