The Complainant was employed as a General Manager for the Respondent between the 14th of August 2017 and the 26th of June 2020. He was made redundant during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Complainant asserted that his dismissal was unfair. The Respondent asserted that his role was redundant. 

The Respondent outlined that it is a specialist outdoor catering provider and part of the Respondent group. The business collapsed in 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Complainant was employed as general manager and managed a team of 100 for large sporting events. In that year, the Respondent entity only provided catering to two small events, which incurred losses. The Respondent submitted that the company’s future was uncertain.