Bidvest Noonan (UK) Ltd and Others

Case Numbers: 3300672/2024 & 2213201/2024 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Mr K Boateng Respondents: (R1) Bidvest Noonan (UK) Limited (R2) David Thomas (R3) Paul Eastwood (R4) Michelle Richards (R5) Laura Mauge (R6) Jo Nation (R7) Rory Pearce (R8) Edward Carter (R9) James Storey (R10)Keith Middleton Heard at: Norwich (CVP) On: 7-17 October 2025; 15-19 December 2025; 13- 15 January 2026 (deliberation without the parties) Before: Employment Judge R Wood; Ms S Williams; Mrs J Costley Appearances For the Claimant: Mr Engelhardt-Sprack (Counsel) For the Respondents: Miss A Arya (Counsel)(7-17 October 2026); Miss G Hirsch (Counsel)((15-19 December 2025) RESERVED JUDGMENT (References to numbers in brackets are to paragraphs in the list of issues) 1. The following complaints of victimisation are well-founded and succeed: (i) R1 and R2 by offering the claimant a settlement agreement at a meeting on 7 December 2022 (14.2); (ii) R1 and R3 by setting up a sham redundancy consultation process to dismiss the claimant (14.4); (iii) R1 and R3 by setting up a sham redundancy consultation process to dismiss the claimant (14.5); (iv) R1 and R4 by failing or refusing to postpone the redundancy process pend- ing the outcome of the grievance process (14.10); Case Numbers: 3300672/2024 & 2213201/2024 (v) R1 and R3 by manipulating the redundancy selection process to dismiss the claimant (14.11); (vi) R1, R3 and R4 by manipulating the redundancy process by interviewing Christopher Coker for the position of Operations Manager and offering him the role (14.12); (vii) R1 by not suspending or investigating Paul Eastwood (14.13); (viii) R1 by not suspending or investigating David Thomas (1...