The appellant employee appealed against decisions of the Employment Appeal Tribunal not to remit 77 to the Employment Tribunal her claims for disability discrimination against the respondent employer local authority and not to set aside a Costs Order. The appellant had been employed by the local authority since 1986. In July 2005, she sustained a shoulder injury following a fall at home and was absent from work for the rest of 2005. She returned to work in February 2006 but had further periods of absence due to work-related stress. She worked from home from February until September 2007.

The local authority undertook a staffing review and decided to abolish her position. She was dismissed and her attempts to secure