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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris

Woman with ADHD who slept in sauna on team-building trip wins UK case

Shannon Burns
Shannon Burns argued the company had not done enough to support her with her ADHD. Photograph: Georgia Bates/Solent News & Photo Agency/Solent News

An executive with ADHD who was sacked after spending the night sleeping in a sauna when she lost her room keys during a team-building event has won a disability discrimination case.

Shannon Burns had been drinking and her bosses told her that confidence in her had been eroded and she needed to set an example.

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