A W Unuakhalu v CIS Security Ltd

Reference number 2306263-2024

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS London South Employment Tribunal 18-20 March 2025 (video) Claimant: Alexander Williams Unuakhalu Respondent: CIS Security Limited Before: Judge M Aspinall (sitting as an Employment Judge) Appearances: Mr Leonard Lennard, for the Claimant Mr Steven Overs, for the Respondent Judgment The claims for unfair dismissal, notice pay, and holiday pay are not well-founded and are dis...

1. Mr Alexander Unuakhalu, the Claimant, was employed by CIS Security Limited, the Respondent, as a Response Security Officer from 25 August 2015 until his dismissal on 10 June 2024, a period of almost nine years. The Claimant's role required him to hold a valid Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence, which permitted him to work as a security officer in the private security industry.

2. On 2 February 2024, the Claimant was arrested and taken into police custody regarding allegations of assault against his child. The Claimant telephoned his line manager, Mr Wayne Nye-Jones, from the police station on that day and again on 3 February 2024 to inform him of his situation. Following this initial contact, there was no further communication from the Claimant to the Respondent unti...

3. On 26 March 2024, the Claimant was released from custody and left a 30-second voicemail for Mr Nye-Jones informing him that he had been remanded in custody during his absence. The Claimant made no further attempt to communicate with the Respondent after this brief voicemail.