Mr R Toward v Rio Sol Ltd (in Liquidation) and Fuelled Up Kitchens Ltd (dissolved)

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No. 8001706/2024 Held by Cloud Video Platform in Aberdeen on 1 June 2026 at 10.00 am Employment Judge R Phillips Mr R Toward Claimant Represented by: Mr Smith, Lay Representative Rio Sol Limited (in Liquidation) First Respondent Represented by: Mr Forrester, Company Director Fuelled Up Kitchens Limited (dissolved) Second Respondent

JUDGMENT The claims against the second respondent are dismissed because: a) the second respondent was dissolved by compulsory strike out on 28 October 2025; and b) the claimant’s claim of automatic unfair dismissal by the first respondent in anticipation of a transfer to the second respondent, contrary to regulation 7 of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, ...

WRITTEN SUMMARY REASONS Introduction and Procedure

1. These are the Tribunal’s summary reasons following the preliminary hearing on 1 June 2026.

2. The first respondent led evidence from Ms Faircliff and Mr Forrester. The claimant did not give evidence. Submissions were made on behalf of the claimant by his lay representative, based on the documents lodged. The first respondent had no opportunity to cross-examine the claimant.