What happens if unfair discrimination is just one of the causes to my illness, is this enough to claim?

Question: What happens if unfair discrimination is just one of the causes to my illness, is this enough to claim?

Answer by Employment Lawyer:

A claim will be allowed if the discrimination is found by the courts to be a ‘material’ cause of the ill health. There must be a casual link between the discrimination and the ill health and if this has resulted in any loss of earnings, for example, the courts will take these into account. The courts will also make an assessment over the extent to which the unlawful discrimination has contributed to the ill health and will reduce the damages accordingly, for example if they are found to have contributed 40%, the courts will reduce the total awarded damages by 60%.