Mr R West v RJW Retail Ltd and Secretary of State for Business and Trade

5 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND)   Case number: 8002099/2024 Final Hearing held on the 10 Cloud Video Platform on 1 April 2025 Employment Judge A Jones Mr R West Claimant 15 In person RJW Retail Ltd First Respondent No appearance 20 Secretary of State for Business and Trade Second Respondent 25 Represented by Mr Soni Lay representative

30 JUDGMENT The claimant was not an employee for the purposes of section 230 Employment Rights Act 1996 and therefore his claim fails.

35 REASONS Introduction

1. The claimant lodged a claim on 11 December 2024 claiming that he was an employee of the first respondent and that the second respondent had been in error by refusing to pay him payments for which had applied on the insolvency 40 of the first respondent. A bundle of documents was lodged and the respondent 8002099/2024 Page 2 lodged a bundle of authorities to which I was referred in submission...

2. The Tribunal was required to determine whether the claimant was an employee for the purposes of section 230 of the Employment Rights Act 1996. Findings in fact 10