Hi,
I have started disciplinary proceedings against an employee, after it was disclosed they were pursuing personal commercial interests during work time and using company resources in doing so (there is evidence to prove this as well as witness testimonies).
In addition, this person has also been a disruptive member of the team over the last 18 months, with a constant negative attitude towards his work, colleagues and the company he works for. The overall effect is a very unhappy team based on this one person.
They have received several informal verbal warnings from a previous line manager on both aspects(although nothing was documented).
Although we have not yet presented the disciplinary action to this person, they have subsequently disclosed they are suffering from Generalised Anxiety Disorder.
How does this revelation affect the proposed disciplinary case? Without dr’s advice, I’m guessing the GAD could be affecting their personality which in turn causes the disruption at work (quite aside from the fact they were pursuing their own personal interests).
I would really appreciate some guidance on this please.
Thank you.

Michaela Sillick