NSL Ltd v Zaluski [2024]

Background:

The claimant works for the respondent in relation to the enforcement of parking regulations. He is a Polish national. During the pandemic, the claimant’s father died in Poland. The respondent had policies that staff were responsible for ensuring that their authorised leave factored in any period of quarantine and that staff must return on the pre-authorised date. 

The claimant travelled to Poland following his father’s death to arrange and attend the funeral as well as deal with his father’s affairs. The claimant had to unexpectedly quarantine on his arrival into Poland and then quarantine upon his return to the UK. There was a refusal to grant an extension to his