Case 1309382/2020 · Employment Tribunal
Mrs C Watson v Ferguson Cars Ltd FINAL HEARING — 2021
- Case reference
- 1309382/2020
- Decision date
- 20 April 2021
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Camp Appearances
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mrs C Watson
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe tribunal held that Mrs C Watson was unfairly dismissed by Ferguson Cars Ltd and found that the reason for dismissal was redundancy. The judgment does not set out written reasons, but it records the dismissal finding and the redundancy reason in the formal orders. It also records that the claimant was not seeking reinstatement or re-engagement.
The tribunal stated that any compensatory award was to be reduced in accordance with the Polkey principle, citing Polkey v AE Dayton Services Ltd and paragraph 54 of Software 2000 Ltd v Andrews. The award was to be based, subject to mitigation and any other remedy issues, on what the claimant would have earned if she had continued working for the respondent for 4 hours per week at £20 per hour from 1 July 2020, on flexible furlough until 31 July 2020, and thereafter working and being paid for those hours.
By consent and without prejudice to any appeal or application for reconsideration, the claimant was awarded £5,000 in compensation. The judgment does not split that sum between heads of loss, and no separate basic award is stated in the order.
Claims and outcomes
1 finding recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfair dismissal | The tribunal found that the claimant was unfairly dismissed and recorded that the reason for dismissal was redundancy. It also said any compensatory award would be reduced in accordance with the Polkey principle, by reference to hypothetical earnings from 1 July 2020, and that the claimant was not seeking reinstatement or re-engagement. | Upheld | — | £5,000 |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £5,000
- across all upheld claims
- Compensatory award
- £5,000
- compensatory remedy recorded
Legal tests applied
2 references- Polkey principle
- Software 2000 Ltd v Andrews [2007] ICR 825
Official outcome judgment PDF
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