Ms L McGinn and Mr C Kennedy v East Ayrshire Council

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4107571/2024 Held in Glasgow on 18 February, 28 May and 20 June 2025 Employment Judge M Kearns Tribunal Member Mrs N Elliot Tribunal Member Mr G McKay Ms LMcGinn First Appellant Represented by: Mr C Kennedy - Second Appellant Mr C Kennedy Second Appellant In Person East Ayrshire Council Respondent Represented by: Ms E O’Connell - Solicitor

JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL The unanimous Judgment of the Employment Tribunal is that the Prohibition Notices serial numbers: EAC/HS/P/003/2024-5 issued to the First Appellant on 15 November 2024 and EAC/HS/P/004/2024-5 issued to the Second Appellant on 15 November 2024 are affirmed.

REASONS

1. The appellants are respectively the operator and owner of the Therapy Hand Day Spa, 65 Castle, New Cumnock, East Ayrshire, KA18 4AG. On 14 November 2024, the respondent conducted an investigation which culminated in the issue of Prohibition Notices to the appellants on 15 November 2024. By application to the Employment Tribunal dated 5 December 2024, the appellants appealed against the Notic...

2. The parties produced a joint bundle of documents (J) and referred to them by page number. The respondent called the following witnesses to give evidence: Deborah McPhillips, Environmental Health Officer; Jennifer Gray, Environmental Health Officer; and Morag McCallum, Business Regulation Team Leader. The second appellant represented and gave evidence on behalf of both appellants. Findings in...