By Dylan Greene

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“I’d taken two week’s annual leave to go to Egypt and I had to stay longer because of Covid,” he said.

The tribunal heard Mr Shah was required to spend at least four days a week “in the field” while “coaching, mentoring and leading his team”.

Bosses at the food delivery company said his remote working arrangements were discovered when it was noticed he had not claimed as many expenses as other employees who were expected to travel.

After expressing concerns that Mr Shah had not been going out, chief executive Adrian Mula arranged a meeting with him.

In the meeting, Mr Mula was “so angry” that he dismissed Mr Shah on the spot.

Mr Shah appealed the decision, and was reinstated, with a disciplinary process to follow.

Following that process, Mr Shah was dismissed for failing to follow a “reasonable management request” to work in the field.