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4102603/2025Respondent Successful

Sodexo Live UK Ltd

27 February 2026ScotlandEmployment Judge Campbell
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Case Summary

This claim was brought by a former Finance Manager of a business which supplies catering services at public venues. He was dismissed short of two years' service. He alleges that he was dismissed on the grounds that he made protected disclosures to his line manager. He also alleges detriments by reason of the same disclosures.

Key Issues

  • whether the claimant made protected disclosures
  • whether he was subjected to a detriment or dismissed for making protected disclosures

Claim Types

Cited Laws and Legal Issues

Employment Rights Act 1996 unfair dismissalEmployment Rights Act 1996

made 67. The wording of the relevant statutory test for unfair dismissal is different from that used in relation to detriment co

Protected disclosures / whistleblowingEmployment Rights Act 1996

leges that he was dismissed on the grounds that he made protected disclosures to his line manager. He also alleges detriments by reas

Decision Text

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4102603/2025 5 Held in Glasgow on 29 January 2026 Employment Judge Campbell Mr Jack Fleming Claimant 10 In Person Sodexo Live UK Limited Respondent 15 Represented by: Mr T Merck - Counsel JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL The claimant was neither subjected to any detriment nor automatically unfairly 20dismissed by reason of making protected disclosures, and the claim is dismissed. REASONS Introduction 1. This claim was brought by a former Finance Manager of a business which supplies catering services at public venues. He was dismissed short of two 25years’ service. He alleges that he was dismissed on the grounds that he made protected disclosures to his line manager. He also alleges detriments by reason of the same disclosures. 2. The hearing took place over three days in person. The parties had agreed a joint bundle. A small number of additional items were added by consent as 30the hearing progressed. Numbers in square brackets below correspond to page numbers in the bundle. 3. A judge at a previous preliminary hearing had identified the legal issues to be decided. 4. The claimant had provided a schedule of loss and the respondent provided a 35counter-schedule. 5. Evidence was heard from the claimant, who had been represented up to the hearing but was now representing himself. He had prepared a witness 4102603/2025Page2 statement and by agreement this was taken as his evidence in chief. There were three witnesses for the respondent – James Purcell (Head of Finance and the claimant’s line manager), Sandy Robson (Executive Director) and Scott Ashby (Divisional Operations Director). They dealt with an investigation, a disciplinary hearing and an appeal respectively.5 6. The parties provided closing submissions. The claimant h...

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Case Details

Case Number
4102603/2025
Decision Date
27/02/2026
Published
31/03/2026
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judge
Employment Judge Campbell