Claimant v Northside Truck and Van Ltd
Outcome
Individual claims
The tribunal found that the dismissal was not unfair. The complaint was not well-founded and was dismissed by Employment Judge Rakhim after a two-day hearing.
Facts
Oliver Saint brought an unfair dismissal claim against his former employer, Northside Truck and Van Ltd, a company in the transport sector. The case was heard remotely via CVP at Leeds Employment Tribunal over two days in September and November 2025.
Decision
Employment Judge Rakhim, sitting alone, dismissed the unfair dismissal complaint, finding it was not well-founded. The claimant was represented by a consultant and the respondent by a solicitor.
Practical note
This is a straightforward unfair dismissal claim that failed on the merits after a full hearing, demonstrating the importance of establishing both procedural and substantive fairness in dismissal cases.
Case details
- Case number
- 1800617/2025
- Decision date
- 18 November 2025
- Hearing type
- full merits
- Hearing days
- 2
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- transport
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- solicitor
Claimant representation
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- lay rep