Mr Imran Siddique v London Domestic Appliances (UK) Ltd — 2025

The Tribunal, sitting as Employment Judge B Elgot with members Ms M Legg and Mr P Lush, gave unanimous judgment after a final hearing across nine days. The claimant's monetary claims were upheld: accrued holiday pay of £1,976.96, one week's notice pay of £458.77, and unlawful deductions in part for unlawfully deducted speeding/parking fines and tolls (£719.94) and unpaid travel time of 138 hours at £12 per hour plus £50 travel costs (£1,706). All three disability discrimination claims were dismissed. The s.13 direct discrimination and s.20 reasonable adjustments claims were not made out. The s.15 claim succeeded on the unfavourable treatment limb (the claimant was dismissed because of something arising from his OCD), but the respondent established a justification defence: dismissal was a proportionate means of achieving the legitimate aims of reasonable management of the business and protecting workforce, customers and the public from the claimant's conduct. The tribunal also made a Preparation Time Order of £360 (8 hours at £45) against the respondent for unreasonable conduct of proceedings and breach of tribunal orders. Total payable £5,221.67.