Case 1304101/2023 · Employment Tribunal

Miss G M Edwards v Jam’n’vegan — 2023

Case reference: 1304101/2023
Decision date: 11 December 2023
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Edmonds Representation

Indexed: 22 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Miss G M Edwards

Respondent

Jam’n’vegan

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The tribunal found the claimant's breach of contract complaint in relation to notice pay well-founded and ordered £1,000 gross damages. It also found the holiday pay complaint well-founded, holding that the respondent had failed to pay holiday pay in accordance with regulation 14(2) of the Working Time Regulations 1998, and ordered £250 gross.

Under section 163 Employment Rights Act 1996, the tribunal determined that the claimant was entitled to a redundancy payment of £1,000. That redundancy payment also affected the unfair dismissal remedy because the tribunal recorded that there was no basic award for unfair dismissal since a statutory redundancy payment had already been awarded.

The unfair dismissal complaint was also well-founded. The tribunal awarded compensatory loss from 15 February 2023 to 10 June 2024, made up of £11,705.05 for the first period, £1,860.29 for the next period, £2,144.52 for the final period, and £500 for loss of statutory rights. It recorded a total monetary award for unfair dismissal of £16,209.86, with a prescribed element of £12,983 for the period 15 February 2023 to 11 December 2023 and a difference of £3,226.86. The figures were stated to be on a gross basis and subject to the recoupment provisions under the Employment Protection (Recoupment of Benefits) Regulations 1996. Taken together, the awards in the judgment total £18,459.86 gross.

Claims and outcomes

4 findings recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Breach of contract	Notice pay complaint; the tribunal awarded £1,000 gross damages for breach of contract, calculated using gross pay because of the likelihood of post-employment notice pay tax treatment.	Upheld	—	£1,000
Holiday pay	The tribunal found a failure to pay holiday pay in accordance with regulation 14(2) of the Working Time Regulations 1998 and awarded £250 gross, subject to deductions for tax and National Insurance if applicable.	Upheld	—	£250
Redundancy	Under section 163 Employment Rights Act 1996, the tribunal determined that the claimant was entitled to a redundancy payment of £1,000.	Upheld	—	£1,000
Unfair dismissal	The unfair dismissal complaint succeeded. The tribunal recorded no basic award because a statutory redundancy payment had been awarded, and made a compensatory award totalling £16,209.86 gross, subject to the recoupment provisions. The prescribed element was £12,983 for 15 February 2023 to 11 December 2023, with a difference of £3,226.86.	Upheld	—	£16,210

Remedy

Monetary award

Total award: £18,460; across all upheld claims
Basic award: £0; statutory, unfair dismissal
Compensatory award: £16,210; compensatory remedy recorded

Legal tests applied

3 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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