A Alesmail v Leonard Buca Ltd (England and Wales : Redundancy) [2025] UKET 3305665/2024 (15 April 2025)

The tribunal found that the dismissal was a genuine redundancy but the procedure followed was not fair, rendering the dismissal unfair.

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A Alesmail

Claimant

Leonard Buca Ltd

Respondent

Employment Tribunal / Final Judgment

1 Whether the claimant's dismissal constituted redundancy under the Employment Rights Act 1996
2 Whether the redundancy procedure followed was fair

The tribunal found that the dismissal was a genuine redundancy but the procedure followed was not fair, rendering the dismissal unfair.

claim upheld in part

The respondent is ordered to pay compensation to the claimant for unfair dismissal