'Biased' investigation | Fire brigade technician unfairly sacked after Tesco shoulder barge incident, tribunal rules

A London Fire Brigade employee was unfairly dismissed after being accused of shoulder barging a woman to the ground in a Tesco queue, an employment tribunal has ruled.

Hydrant technician Ryan Shearwood was summarily dismissed for gross misconduct in April 2023 following the altercation at Tesco Pinner Green, but a judge found the dismissal process was tainted by bias and procedural flaws. The tribunal concluded the complaint of unfair dismissal was well-founded and that Mr Shearwood was unfairly dismissed.