Last July, TradeWinds reported that the two sides were close to resolving a row over the terms of Thomas’s 2013 redundancy. Stemcor reapplied for the hearing to take place again this week after a proposed deal collapsed.

Thomas was dismissed as part of a financial reorganisation of the Stemcor UK business when it ran into difficulties in 2012.

He brought the case claiming his severance terms were unfair as he was not offered payment for 1.2