Claimant v Thamesway Transport Services Ltd
Outcome
Individual claims
The tribunal found the claimant's complaint of unfair dismissal to be well-founded. The reasons were given orally at the hearing and the tribunal reached this conclusion unanimously after hearing evidence over three days.
The tribunal found the claimant's complaint of breach of contract for non-payment of notice pay to be well-founded. The claimant was entitled to 4 weeks' payment in lieu of notice which was not paid by the respondent.
Facts
Mr Kevin Bannister brought claims against his former employer Thamesway Transport Services Ltd, a transport company. The case proceeded to a three-day full merits hearing in October 2025 before an Employment Judge and two panel members. The claimant was represented by a lay representative and the respondent by its General Manager.
Decision
The tribunal unanimously found both claims well-founded: the unfair dismissal claim succeeded and the breach of contract claim for 4 weeks' notice pay also succeeded. The tribunal provided oral reasons at the hearing. A remedy hearing may be required and will be listed for 3 hours by video if the parties request one by 5 December 2025.
Practical note
This is a liability-only judgment where both unfair dismissal and wrongful dismissal claims succeeded, with remedy to be determined at a separate hearing.
Case details
- Case number
- 2303083/2023
- Decision date
- 24 October 2025
- Hearing type
- full merits
- Hearing days
- 3
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- transport
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- in house
Claimant representation
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- lay rep