L & K Hotels Ltd

Judgment & Reasons 1 of 19 Date 9 October 2025 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Mr K Rel Respondent: L & K Hotels Ltd Heard at: East London Hearing Centre (in public) On: 7, 8 & 9 May 2025 and 7, 8 & 9 October 2025 Before: Employment Judge Suzanne Palmer Appearances and Representation For the Claimant: Mr Rel represented himself For the Respondent: Mr L Baker, non-practising barrister Interpreters (Polish Language): Ms K Dziewiatskowska (7-9 May 2025) Mr Marcin Adam (via CVP) (7 October 2025) Miss J Kozak (8 October 2025) Miss A Moranska (9 October 2025) JUDGMENT The Claimant’s claim is struck out in its entirety under Rule 38(1)(b) of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 because the manner in which the proceedings have been conducted has been scandalous, unreasonable or vexatious. REASONS Introduction 1. The Respondent is a company which operates a hotel in Leyton. It has two directors, Mr Mustafa Yaman and his son Mr Yildirim Gunac Yaman. The two directors are also directors of another company, MYC Properties Limited, which Judgment & Reasons 2 of 19 Date 9 October 2025 owns a number of properties, including the building from which the Respondent hotel business is operated. 2. The Claimant was employed by the Respondent under a contract of employment which is for part-time hours, as a handyman. His employment started on 1 September 2018 and ended on his resignation in early 2023 (the precise date is disputed). 3. In a nutshell, the Claimant alleges that although his contract was for a role as a handyman at the hotel, he actually performed very little of his work in the hotel, but instead spent much of his time working full-time hours on a number of different construction sites and private properties. His case is that all this work was performed for Mr Mustafa Yaman and that as far as he was conc...