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HMRC trainee awarded £155k after staff ‘colluded’ against him
['Jo Faragher']
Personnel Today
A trainee investigator for HM Revenue and Customs has been awarded £155,000 for victimisation, failure to make reasonable adjustments and disability-related harassment.
He told HMRC that this affected his mental health, including PTSD symptoms, but his mental health history was not communicated to his managers, the tribunal heard.
Wickham began the trainee role in April 2019 and attended an assessment with occupational health, which reported that his anxiety was “settled, no ongoing issues”.
Wickham became angry during the meeting and said he had been “considered a problem” since disclosing his mental health issues.
The tribunal found that senior staff working at the FIS colluded to “dig the dirt” on Wickham.