Mr G Mbala v Harrods Ltd

Case Number:6005182/2025

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Mr Giresse Mbala Respondent: Harrods Limited Heard at: London South (by CVP) On: 27, 28 April & 10 June 2026 Before: Employment Judge Richter

REPRESENTATION: Claimant: In person Respondent: Mr H Dhorajiwala (Counsel)

JUDGMENT The judgment of the Tribunal with reasons is as follows: Adjustments and Procedural matters 1) At the outset of the hearing, which was originally listed for two days 27 and 28 April 2026, the Claimant, Mr Mbala, made an application for his niece, Ms Glory Phija, to support and assist him. Mr Mbala explained that English was not his first language and he had suffered an eye injury and s...

Mbala also did not seek for the hearing to be postponed to secure the attendance of any Respondent witness and he was clear he wished the hearing to proceed although he indicated he would have wanted to ask questions of the Respondent’s witnesses if they had attended. The hearing then proceeded to hear Mr Mbala’s evidence which in due course occupied the majority of both 27 and 28 April 2026 an...