Mr P Bloxham v Handling Equipment UK Limited — 2025

The tribunal found that Mr P Bloxham had been unfairly dismissed by Handling Equipment UK Limited. It awarded a basic award of £10,500.00 and a compensatory award of £748.85. The Employment Protection (Recoupment of Benefits) Regulations 1996 did not apply because the claimant had claimed no state benefits after dismissal.

The tribunal also upheld the complaint in respect of holiday pay. It found that the respondent had breached the claimant's contract by failing to pay for holidays accrued but not taken on the date employment ended, and ordered payment of £621.23. The judgment records that the respondent is responsible for any tax or National Insurance attributable to that sum.

In addition, the tribunal found that when the proceedings were begun the respondent was in breach of its duty to provide a written statement of employment particulars. It held that there were no exceptional circumstances making an award of two weeks' gross pay unjust or inequitable, and that an award of four weeks' gross pay would not be just and equitable. Under section 38 of the Employment Act 2002, it therefore ordered payment of £1,400.00.

The total sum ordered to be paid to the claimant was £13,270.08. The judgment notes that reasons were given orally at the hearing and that written reasons would not be provided unless requested in accordance with the note on the decision record.