Case 1307045/2024 · Employment Tribunal
Mr P Western v Cheshire Curtainsiders Ltd — 2025
- Case reference
- 1307045/2024
- Decision date
- 26 September 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge McGough
- Venue
- Birmingham
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mr P Western
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningEmployment Judge McGough, sitting alone at Birmingham on 25 and 26 September 2025, found that the Claimant Mr P Western was unfairly dismissed by Cheshire Curtainsiders Ltd. The Tribunal held that the Respondent unreasonably failed to comply with the ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures 2015 and considered it just and equitable to increase the compensatory award by 25% under s.207A of the Trade Union & Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.
The Tribunal also found that the Claimant caused or contributed to the dismissal by blameworthy conduct, and that it was just and equitable to reduce both the compensatory award and the basic award by 25% on account of that conduct. The judgment records that the figures payable are the actual sums after deductions and uplifts have been applied.
The Respondent was ordered to pay a basic award of £3,937.50 and a compensatory award of £38,467.52. The Claimant was not in receipt of relevant state benefits, so the Employment Protection (Recoupment of Benefits) Regulations 1996 did not apply. Reasons were given orally at the hearing; written reasons will only follow if requested.
Claims and outcomes
4 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfair dismissal | Tribunal found the complaint of unfair dismissal well-founded. Compensatory award uplifted by 25% for the Respondent's unreasonable failure to comply with the ACAS Code, and both the basic and compensatory awards reduced by 25% for the Claimant's blameworthy conduct. | Upheld | — | — |
| Age discrimination | Listed on gov.uk as a category for this case but the judgment text supplied does not adjudicate it. Only written reasons might clarify; outcome marked 'other' with lower confidence. | Other | Age | — |
| Disability discrimination | Listed on gov.uk as a category for this case but the judgment text supplied does not adjudicate it. Outcome marked 'other' pending written reasons. | Other | Disability | — |
| Breach of contract | Listed on gov.uk as a category for this case but the judgment text supplied does not adjudicate it. Outcome marked 'other' pending written reasons. | Other | — | — |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £42,405
- across all upheld claims
- Basic award
- £3,938
- statutory, unfair dismissal
- Compensatory award
- £38,468
- compensatory remedy recorded
Legal tests applied
3 references- s.207A Trade Union & Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992
- ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures 2015
- Employment Protection (Recoupment of Benefits) Regulations 1996
Official outcome judgment PDF
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- Open official judgment 1 PDF on gov.uk
- Open official judgment 2 PDF on gov.uk
- Open official judgment 3 PDF on gov.uk
- Open official judgment 4 PDF on gov.uk
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