Diamond Bus (North West) Ltd

- 1 - EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant Respondent Mr P Lindley v Diamond Bus (North West) Limited Heard at: Manchester On: 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27 January 2026 Before: Employment Judge Kenward (sitting alone) Appearances For the Claimant: in person (assisted by Ms E Grimes, partner) For the Respondent: Ms R Jones (Counsel) JUDGMENT 1. The following complaints of discrimination arising from disability are well- founded 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). - 2 - 4. The Claimant’s other complaints of harassment related to disability are not well- founded 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 well- founded and are dismissed. 7. The ...