I Baerens v DTV Optimise Ltd: 8000586/2026

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND)
Case No 8000586/2026
I BaerensClaimantDTV Optimise LtdRespondent
Employment Judge J ShepherdMr Stafford (instructed by Solicitor) for respondentDate 28 July 2026

JUDGMENT

The judgment of the Tribunal is as follows (oral reasons having been given at the hearing in accordance with rule 60(3) of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024):[1]The claimant had a disability as defined in s.6 of the Equality Act 2010 by way of stress and anxiety or a generalised anxiety disorder from 9 October 2025 onwards.[2]The claimant’s complaints based on possessing the protected characteristic of disability will therefore proceed in respect of the material period, namely 9 October 2025 to 3 February 2026. E.T. Z4 (WR)[3]A case management preliminary hearing will be listed for 2 hours at 2pm on 21 September 2026 by CVP for the purpose of clarifying the remaining issues to be determined and to list and set down directions for a final hearing.