Mr K Gaffney v PJH Group Limited — 2020

Case reference: 1304308/2020
Decision date: 18 August 2020
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Meichen Appearances

Indexed: 21 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Mr K Gaffney

Respondent

PJH Group Limited

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The hearing took place by CVP in Birmingham on 17 August 2020 before Employment Judge Meichen, with Mr K Gaffney appearing in person and Ms Niaz-Dickinson appearing for PJH Group Ltd. The written record states that the claimant's claim for unlawful deduction from wages and breach of contract failed and was dismissed.

The tribunal also recorded that the respondent's application for costs was not well founded and was dismissed. No monetary award was made on the claim, and the record says written reasons would not be provided unless requested within 14 days of the decision being sent.

Claims and outcomes

2 findings recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unlawful deduction from wages	The judgment grouped unlawful deduction from wages with breach of contract and dismissed the claim as a whole.	Dismissed	—	—
Breach of contract	The judgment grouped breach of contract with unlawful deduction from wages and dismissed the claim as a whole.	Dismissed	—	—

Official outcome judgment PDF

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