Mrs L Grayson v Evoke Outdoor Design Ltd — 2023

The claim was presented in the West Midlands Employment Tribunal on 5 September 2023. The respondent failed to present a valid response in time, and the Employment Judge determined the claim under rule 22 of the Rules of Procedure on the basis of the claimant's evidence. The judgment addresses unpaid wages, notice pay, redundancy and unpaid holiday entitlement.

The tribunal found that the respondent had made unauthorised deductions from the claimant's wages for the period 1-15 May 2023, calculated at 90 hours (10 hours per day, 4 days per week, 9 days) at an hourly rate of £15, producing £1,350 gross. The claimant was dismissed in breach of contract in respect of notice, with damages of £1,200 gross awarded on the basis of two weeks' notice at gross weekly pay of £600.

The tribunal further found that the claimant was dismissed by reason of redundancy and was entitled to a redundancy payment of £1,800 gross, based on two years' service and an age-related multiplier of 1.5 on weekly pay of £600. Unpaid statutory holiday of 8.3 days at £150 per day was awarded as £1,245 gross. The total amount payable to the claimant is £5,595, less deductions for tax and national insurance.