mental health discrimination in the workplace

hi everyone

i have been thinking lately that Iost my job last year due to discrimination of my mental health. I started this job in May 2021 and was on a three month trial. In the trial period i had 3 days sick leave all with doctors and hospital certificate. One of those sick days was that I was a close contact to covid and couldn't go to work.

In July just before the 3 month trial ends I was called into the owner/pharmacist's room along with the store manager. I was told that i was not reliable and had to leave. I broke down and said that i couldn't help it if i was unwell. the store manager (who is a real b...) then says to me 'you really should get your mental health sorted before going to work'. Yes they were her words.

I immediately left the pharmacy and broke down in my car. The next day i was admitted to a mental health hospital after contacting my psychiatrist.

Now a year later I am wondering if i can make a claim, not for any financial compensation but more the fact that I want them to know how it has impacted my mental and physical health, as i have not worked since. My self confidence has gone and I am very fearful of ever working again.

Because of losing my job we were in dire financial stress having to ask our sons to help us out. we had to put our house on the market and downsize which has made me very guilty.

A lot of places and employers out there need to know that you can't just get rid of staff so quickly with no warning because of their mental health. Thats discrimination.

but he did this within the 3 month period - so i am not sure if i have any leg to stand on to complain.

After a year i still have a lot of anger towards them both but more towards the store manager for her unjust comment. After all she is on anti dep as well because she told me. So rude and disgusting of her to make that comment. I get to the point sometimes when i think of her that i want to scream at her and tell her how damn hard it's been for me the past year.

any advice would be appreciated.