Case 1300029/2022 · Employment Tribunal
Mr C Cheevers v Covertxt Support Ltd Heard: by CVP — 2022
- Case reference
- 1300029/2022
- Decision date
- 29 November 2022
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Codd Appearances
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mr C Cheevers
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe respondent was amended to Covertxt Support Ltd, and the tribunal noted that the respondent failed to attend or participate in the proceedings. The judgment was entered under Rule 21. The tribunal found that the claimant had suffered unauthorised deductions from wages.
Those deductions were identified as £2,281.02 for failure to pay him fully for the time worked and at the national minimum wage, £213.84 for 3 accrued days of annual leave, and £712.80 for notice pay in breach of contract. The tribunal ordered the respondent to pay £3,207.66 gross, with the respondent responsible for deducting PAYE before payment of the net amount.
The tribunal also upheld the automatically unfair dismissal claim. It assessed the basic award at £356.40 and the compensatory award at £2,138.40, calculated as 6 weeks' pay based on 40 hours at the national minimum wage, and added an ACAS uplift of £534.60 on the compensatory award. The total payable in addition to the paragraph 4 award was £3,029.40.
The Employment Protection (Recoupment of Benefits) Regulations 1996 applied. The judgment recorded a total monetary award of £6,237.06, with a prescribed element of £3,029.40 attributable to the period 11 October 2021 to 29 November 2022.
Claims and outcomes
3 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlawful deduction from wages | The tribunal found unauthorised deductions covering failure to pay fully for time worked and at the national minimum wage (£2,281.02) plus 3 accrued days of annual leave (£213.84). | Upheld | — | £2,495 |
| Breach of contract | The tribunal found a failure to pay notice pay (£712.80) in breach of contract, included within the gross monetary order. | Upheld | — | £713 |
| Unfair dismissal | The judgment refers to an automatically unfair dismissal and awards a basic award, compensatory award and ACAS uplift. | Upheld | — | £3,029 |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £6,237
- across all upheld claims
- Basic award
- £356
- statutory, unfair dismissal
- Compensatory award
- £2,138
- compensatory remedy recorded
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