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 namedMrs R Stochmal
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 claims adjudicated| Claim type | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breach of contract | Upheld | — | £413 |
| Breach of contract | Dismissed | — | — |
| Other | Upheld | — | £1,286 |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Dismissed | — | — |
Legal tests applied
5 referencesRemedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £1,699
Source document
Primary recordThe full judgment is available on gov.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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