Miss A B C Pretty v Stronghold Management Ltd — 2022

Miss Pretty brought claims for wages under section 23 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 and for holiday pay under regulation 30(1) of the Working Time Regulations 1998, alleging that sums due had not been paid. The respondent did not attend the hearing and was not represented. The tribunal therefore considered the claimant's documentary evidence alone.

The tribunal found both claims well founded. In the reasons, Employment Judge A Matthews recorded that Miss Pretty produced a payslip showing the wages and holiday pay due to her in the amounts claimed. The tribunal was satisfied that those amounts remained unpaid and made awards accordingly. The judgment awarded £1,625.00 for wages and £1,812.50 for holiday pay.

The total award was £3,437.50. The tribunal also directed that any lawful deductions for income tax, national insurance contributions or otherwise would count towards satisfaction of the order, and that in the absence of evidence such as a payslip to substantiate the lawfulness and amount of any deduction, the gross amounts would be due under the judgment. The reasons also note that the payslip recorded the net amount due after deductions as £2,560.95.