Sysco GB Ltd

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Helen Taylor Respondent: Sysco GB Limited Heard at: Leeds (by CVP) On: 9 th January 2026 Before: Employment Judge Edwards Representation Claimant: In person Respondent: Mr E Stenson (Counsel) RESERVED JUDGMENT 1. The complaint of unfair dismissal is not well founded and is dismissed. REASONS Introduction 2. This is a claim for unfair dismissal by Ms Helen Taylor, the claimant, against her former employer, Sysco GB Limited, the respondent. The respondent asserts that the claimant was dismissed for gross misconduct and the dismissal was fair. The claimant’s claim is that the real reason for dismissal was redundancy and the dismissal was unfair. 3. The issues to be determined were agreed at the beginning of the hearing and were as follows: Unfair dismissal 3.1. What was the reason or principal reason for dismissal? The respondent says the reason was conduct. The Tribunal will need to decide whether the respondent genuinely believed the claimant had committed misconduct. 3.2. If the reason was misconduct, did the respondent act reasonably or unreasonably in all the circumstances, including the respondent’s size and administrative resources, in treating that as a sufficient reason to dismiss the claimant? The Tribunal’s determination whether the dismissal was fair or unfair must be in accordance with equity and the substantial merits of the case. It will usually decide, in particular, whether: 3.2.1. there were reasonable grounds for that belief; 3.2.2. at the time the belief was formed the respondent had carried out a reasonable investigation; 3.2.3. the respondent otherwise acted in a procedurally fair manner; 3.2.4. dismissal was within the range of reasonable responses. Remedy for unfair dismissal 3.3. If there is a compensatory award, how much should it be? The Tribunal will de...