Kitchen Trade Suppliers Ltd

1 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Mr L Leather Respondent: Kitchen Trade Suppliers Limited Heard at Leeds by CVP ON: 19 August 2025 BEFORE: Employment Judge Shulman REPRESENTATION: Claimant: In person Respondent: Ms M Taylor-Butt, Finance Manager JUDGMENT 1. The proper title of the respondent is Kitchen Trade Suppliers Limited. 2. The claimant’s claim for unfair dismissal is hereby dismissed. REASONS 1. Claim 1.1. Unfair dismissal. 2. Issues The issues in this case relate to what was the reason for dismissal and whether the dismissal was fair or unfair having regard to the reason shown by the respondent . 3. The Law The Tribunal has to have regard to the provisions of section 98(1)(2) and (4) Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA). Section 98(1) deals with the fact that the employer has to show the reason for the dismissal. Section 98(2) with the reason, amongst others, the employer having to show relating to the conduct of the claimant. Section 98(4) relates to once the reason has been proved that it depends on whether in the circumstances the employer acted reasonably or unreasonably in treating the conduct as a sufficient reason for dismissing the claimant and is to be determined in accordance with equity and the substantial merits of the case. 2 4. Quality of Evidence 4.1. Whilst I understand that the parties are both unrepresented the Tribunal has been considerably hampered by their approach to evidence. 4.2. Put simply the parties have failed to comply with the Orders made by the Tribunal relating to documents and witness statements. 4.3. The first hour of the hearing was spent putting together a file of documents and several more documents followed throughout the hearing. 4.4. There were no witness statements at all. 5. Facts relating to Procedure 5.1. In general ter...