Mr G W Mbuyi v Rail Gourmet UK Ltd

Case Number: 3313343/2022

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Mr G W Mbuyi Respondent: Rail Gourmet UK Limited Held at: Reading Employment Tribunal (and by CVP) On: 16, 17,18 July and 6 & 7 October 2025 Before: Employment Judge Isabel Manley Mr D Sagar Dr C Whitehouse Appearances: For the claimant: In person For the respondent: Ms J Charalambous, counsel Interpreter (French): Mr Dinganga (July hearing) Mr Illonga (October he...

JUDGMENT 1 The reason for the claimant’s dismissal related to his conduct and that dismissal was not unfair. 2 There was no less favourable treatment of the claimant because of his race. 3 The tribunal has no jurisdiction to hear the claimant’s unlawful deduction of wages claim and, if it had, he would not have been able to show he was entitled to any sums of money. 4 The claimant’s claims fail...

REASONS Introduction

1. A list of issues for this claim had been agreed at a preliminary hearing. We allowed one extra claim for race discrimination which appears at issue 2.2. We answer the questions raised in those issues in our conclusions. In summary, the claimant is claiming unfair dismissal; direct race discrimination which includes a time limitation point; holiday pay and arrears of pay.