Mr A O Forkuoh v DRS Kent Limited — 2025

The claimant brought complaints about working 12-hour shifts without breaks and about not receiving extra days off when he worked bank holidays. The Tribunal considered the claimant's contract, holiday records, evidence about working arrangements, and evidence from the claimant and the respondent's Recovery Operations Manager.

On the bank holiday issue, the Tribunal found that the contract entitled the claimant to take another day off instead of a bank holiday worked, not to additional holiday beyond his annual entitlement. It found that when the claimant worked bank holidays he was provided with alternative dates and had taken his contractual annual entitlement.

On rest breaks, the Tribunal found there was no evidence that the claimant expressly asked to take a break and was refused, or that the respondent's arrangements prevented him from taking an uninterrupted 20-minute break away from his workstation. It found that the respondent had put in place sufficient arrangements to enable rest breaks, and both claims were dismissed.