No appearance For the v Mrs Daniela Dumitrascu — 2021

The claimant brought a claim for two months' unpaid wages. She did not attend the remote hearing. The tribunal heard evidence from Mrs Daniela Dumitrascu and considered the respondent's documents. It found that the correct respondent was Mini Market Oltenia Limited, based on the claimant's contract, wage slips and P45, rather than Mrs Dumitrascu personally.

The tribunal found that the claimant started work on 10 January 2020 as a Sales Assistant for 20 hours per week at £8.21 per hour. Her wages were £711.56 gross per month in January and February 2020, £569.20 in March 2020, and £455.46 per month while on furlough from 1 April 2020 through June 2020. On 21 June 2020 she was asked to return to work but did not do so. The respondent's evidence was that she preferred to remain at home and look after her children while receiving Universal Credit. The tribunal also recorded the respondent's denial of the claimant's allegation about being asked to sell out-of-date products.

The tribunal concluded that the claimant had no entitlement to a further two months' pay. It found that she was paid for the whole of June 2020 and had received her statutory notice of one week. The claim therefore failed and was dismissed. The tribunal noted that the maximum damages under the relevant jurisdictional order were £25,000, but no award was made because the claim was dismissed.