Case 1300179/2024 · Employment Tribunal
Mrs R Stochmal v WSP UK Limited — 2025
- Case reference
- 1300179/2024
- Decision date
- 21 January 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Maxwell
- Venue
- Birmingham
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mrs R Stochmal
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningEmployment Judge C Knowles gave reserved judgment in this multi-issue case concerning the claimant's fixed term contract with WSP UK Limited. The respondent was found in breach of contract for ending the claimant's contract three days early on 13 October 2023 instead of 16 October 2023, with damages of £413.49 reflecting net loss of salary and pension contributions for those three days. The respondent was also found to have breached its s.4 ERA duty to provide a written statement of changes of employment particulars following the TUPE transfer, attracting an award of two weeks' gross pay (capped at £643/week, totalling £1,286) under s.38 Employment Act 2002; the higher four-week award was not just and equitable as the claimant had received a relevant statement of terms at the outset of her fixed term contract. The complaints that the respondent had agreed to extend the fixed term contract to March 2024 and the unlawful deduction from wages claims (including bus fare and basic pay calculation) were dismissed; minor pay shortfalls and the bus fare had already been compensated by a £20 payment in February 2024. No ACAS uplift was awarded.
Claims and outcomes
4 findings recordedThis case has mixed outcomes under at least one legal claim type. A tribunal can uphold some allegations and dismiss others under the same legal head, so rows below may represent separate issues or allegation groups from the judgment.
| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breach of contract | Termination of fixed term contract on 13 October rather than 16 October 2023; net loss of pay plus 5% pension. | Upheld | — | £413 |
| Breach of contract | Allegation that respondent had agreed to extend the fixed term contract to March 2024 dismissed; no agreed extension was reached. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Other | Failure to provide statement of changes of employment particulars under s.4 ERA 1996; award of two weeks' gross pay (capped at £643/week) under s.38 Employment Act 2002. | Upheld | — | £1,286 |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Unlawful deduction of wages claims not well-founded and dismissed; bus fare excluded from definition of wages by s.27 ERA. | Dismissed | — | — |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £1,699
- across all upheld claims
Legal tests applied
5 references- s.4 Employment Rights Act 1996
- s.27 Employment Rights Act 1996
- s.38 Employment Act 2002
- s.207A Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992
- Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006
Official outcome judgment PDF
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