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The appeal against the Employment Appeals Tribunal decision to support the sacking of bus driver Ashley Reed by Go South Coast.

 Readers will be aware that on 27 March 2026,  all three panel judges decided that Ashley Reed had not been unfairly dismissed.  In fact, the panel dismissed everything that was put before them. It was equivalent to a 10-0 thrashing. For the attention of the Employment Appeals Tribunal: Appeal Against Judgment sent on 28 th April 2026 from Employment Judge May and members Mr L Wakeman and Mr P English, Southampton Magistrates Court held between 23 rd -27 th March 2026. Company Withhold Statements and CCTV Coverage When I listened to Judge May’s summing up on the 27 th March after a five day hearing I was left stunned at the brutal response that was so one sided in what had proved a complex case, after my dedicated endeavour to hold Go South Coast to account – for inflicting what was an unjustifiable dismissal with absolutely no evidence to support it – that I felt the entire process had been what can only be described as a “whitewash”: there is no doubt that such a...
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Submission statement made by Ashley Reed on 27 March 2026 - a damning statement on his employer and, just as much, the RMT who I condemn for their conspiracy to sack my good friend.

  Introductions – Thank Tribunal: Judge Hay Place on record my thanks for the following: Independent Commissioner’s office for their support through the Data Access Request phase of the case and the subsequent follow ups to obtain the statements that were utilised to dismiss me. The inspirational support from trade unionists who have also in different ways leant their experience and expertise supporting in personal and professional terms to prepare as much as possible for the Tribunal held this week. My apologies to the Tribunal for procedural failures on my part as a Litigant in Person and for my inexperience at different stages of the process this week that at times has been very personally challenging. Here goes. . . It goes without saying, but I’ll say it anyway, that nothing that I’ve heard throughout this process at the Tribunal Hearing makes me doubt that I was sacked due to my Trade Union Beliefs, Principles, and Philosophy. I condemn without reservation the three RMT B...
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Ashley Reed - final statement on Friday 27 March

  Series of Events 1.       On the 21 st June 2024 from the moment I was suddenly taken off the road by supervisors at Bournemouth Square whilst midway through my morning shift, and asked to take a public bus back to the Poole depot (as a passenger) to report to Damien Robson – only to find myself suspended from duty – it was hard not to feel singled out in some way, after receiving such a disproportionate and over the top reaction from the depot’s management; despite Alanah Hughes, the Assistant Operations Manager, initially saying the day before that she just wanted me to “pop in for a chat” when it was convenient and that I had “nothing to worry about.” [1] 2.       On the 1 st July, accompanied by my representative, Martin Conder, I was denied the legal right to see what had been written against me in the form of a grievance for an investigation conducted by Alanah Hughes. Nevertheless, I answered all the questions posed ...
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