Worton v Roxborough Plant & Construction Limited [2024]

Background:

The claimant was employed as a telescopic forklift driver from November 2021 until December 2022. On 9^th December 2022, the claimant was informed verbally by his manager that his position was ending and it would finish at 5pm that day.  For the days after this dismissal any remaining work on site was completed by another employee temporarily brought in on general duties and no replacement telescopic forklift driver was engaged.

An advisor of the claimant wrote to the respondent on 19^th December raising grievances about the failure to follow process as well as the failure to provide holiday entitlement and a written statement of conditions. A meeting took place between the