Mr P Lindley v Diamond Bus (North West) Ltd: 6003895/2024

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS

Case No 6003895/2024

Between

Mr P LindleyClaimant

Diamond Bus (North West) LtdRespondent

Before

Employment Judge Kenward

In person for claimant

Ms R Jones (instructed by Counsel) for respondent

Date 27 January 2026

JUDGMENT

[1]The following complaints of discrimination arising from disability are wellfounded and succeed:(a) being evasive and misleading over whether the Claimant was a disabled person for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010;

(b) applying a Bradford factor score of 250 on 16 January 2024 in respect of the Claimant’s absences from work which included disability-related absences; and

(c) threatening the Claimant on 16 January 2024 with a formal disciplinary process on the basis of applying a Bradford factor score of 250.

[2]The Claimant’s other complaints of discrimination arising from disability are not well-founded and are dismissed.

[3]The following complaint of harassment related to disability is well-founded and succeeds, namely being purposely unsupportive of the Claimant’s need for extra support, not fully answering queries and / or not taking the Claimant’s disability into account (by being evasive and misleading over whether the Claimant was a disabled person for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010). - 1 - Case Number: 6003895/2024

[4]The Claimant’s other complaints of harassment related to disability are not wellfounded and are dismissed.

[5]The following complaint of indirect disability discrimination is well-founded and succeeds, namely applying a practice on 16 January 2024 of threatening formal disciplinary proceedings on the basis of a Bradford factor score of 250.

[6]The Claimant’s other complaints of indirect disability discrimination are not wellfounded and are dismissed.

[7]The Claimant’s complaints of direct disability discrimination are not wellfounded and are dismissed.

[8]The Claimant’s complaints of failure to make reasonable adjustments for disability are not well-founded and are dismissed. Approved by REMEDY JUDGMENT The Tribunal orders the Respondent to pay the Claimant compensation for discrimination amounting to £14,026.80, comprising of:(1) an award for injury to feelings in the sum of £12,000.00;

(2) interest on the award for injury to feelings in the sum of £2,026.80 (calculated at 8% per annum from 16 January 2024 to 26 February 2026). Approved by