Medical Evidence

by Philip

 In a case where a Company dismisses an employee based on medical evidence, an Employment Tribunal cannot substitute its view of the medical evidence. The job of the Tribunal is to determine whether the Company’s assessment of the medical evidence was within the range of reasonable responses. Read it here.

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