Reasonable adjustments | Autistic Wetherspoons worker 'persecuted' for misusing staff discount wins tribunal

Wetherspoons failed to make reasonable adjustments during a disciplinary process for an autistic worker after he misused a staff discount scheme, a tribunal has ruled.

Brandon Halstead, a kitchen porter, won £25,000 after his disability discrimination claim was upheld.

Halstead told the tribunal he felt “persecuted” during multiple disciplinary investigations, leading to “significant stress and anxiety,” over what was a simple misunderstanding of the discount policy.

The employment judge presiding over the case ruled that Halstead didn’t behave dishonestly, finding Wetherspoons’ response to be disproportionate.