Mr I Downes v Pro Repair Telford Limited — 2023

The tribunal dealt with the claim under Rule 21 after the respondent did not present a response within the relevant time limit. On that basis, the tribunal entered judgment without a contested hearing and cancelled the hearing listed for 30 October 2023. The judgment was given by Employment Judge Dean Date on 17 February 2023.

The tribunal found that the respondent had made an unauthorised deduction from the claimant’s wages and ordered payment of £1,961.72 net, subject to deductions for income tax and national insurance contributions required by law. It also found that the claimant had been dismissed by reason of redundancy and was entitled to a redundancy payment of £4,568.00.

The tribunal further found that the respondent had failed to pay the claimant’s holiday entitlement and ordered payment of £2,007.45. The total sum payable by the respondent to the claimant was recorded as £8,537.17, and the judgment noted that it was for the claimant to account for any tax and employee national insurance on the sums awarded, or to make any pension contributions to a pension provider.