Case 1401562/2022 · Employment Tribunal
Mr T Cooke (First Claimant) v The Online Book Company Ltd — 2022
- Case reference
- 1401562/2022
- Decision date
- 15 September 2022
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Shore Appearances
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mr T Cooke (First Claimant)
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe final hearing was held remotely in public by video on 8 September 2022 before Employment Judge Shore. The respondent, The Online Book Company Limited, did not appear. The judgment dealt with three claimants and was limited to wages deductions, holiday pay, notice pay, and statutory redundancy payments.
For Timothy Cooke, who was employed as a Technical Support Manager from 1 November 2014 to 1 June 2022, the tribunal found that the section 13 Employment Rights Act 1996 claim succeeded in respect of unauthorised deductions from wages for April and May 2022 and the failure to pay pension contributions for May 2022. The claim for unpaid wages in November 2019 was out of time and failed. The tribunal also upheld his holiday pay claim, his breach of contract claim for notice pay, and his statutory redundancy payment claim. The awards recorded were £5,000 gross for unpaid wages, £217.80 gross for pension contributions, £945.51 net for 11 days' holiday pay, £5,547.58 net for notice pay, and £5,995.50 gross for redundancy.
Julie Pentecost, employed as an Operations Manager from 1 October 2007 to 1 June 2022, succeeded on the same categories of claim. The tribunal found unauthorised deductions from wages for April and May 2022 and failure to pay pension contributions for May 2022, awarded £5,000 gross and £136.80 gross respectively, upheld her holiday pay claim for 19 days at £86.74 net per day, upheld her notice pay claim, and upheld her statutory redundancy payment claim. The awards recorded were £1,648.06 net for holiday pay, £5,743.04 net for notice pay, and £11,991.00 gross for redundancy.
For Harry Haward, employed as a Customer Services Manager from 15 September 2009 to 1 June 2022, the tribunal again upheld the unauthorised deduction claim, the holiday pay claim, the breach of contract claim for notice pay, and the statutory redundancy payment claim. The judgment text prints the gross figure for the wages element as £3,333,34, which is treated here as £3,333.34 from the accompanying net figure of £2,770.82; it also awards £80.27 gross for pension contributions, £398.83 net for 6 days' holiday pay, £4,163.66 net for notice pay, and £4,615.32 gross for redundancy. The total monetary award across the judgment was £54,816.71.
Claims and outcomes
12 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Timothy Cooke: section 13 ERA 1996 claim succeeded for April-May 2022 wage deductions and May 2022 pension contributions; the November 2019 unpaid wages complaint was out of time and failed. | Upheld | — | £5,218 |
| Holiday pay | 11 days' holiday pay at £83.43 net per day. | Upheld | — | £946 |
| Breach of contract | Failure to pay notice pay; awarded £5,547.58 net. | Upheld | — | £5,548 |
| Redundancy | Dismissal found to be redundancy; 7 complete years' service at 1.5 weeks per year, capped at £571 per week. | Upheld | — | £5,996 |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Julie Pentecost: section 13 ERA 1996 claim succeeded for April-May 2022 wage deductions and May 2022 pension contributions. | Upheld | — | £5,137 |
| Holiday pay | 19 days' holiday pay at £86.74 net per day. | Upheld | — | £1,648 |
| Breach of contract | Failure to pay notice pay; awarded £5,743.04 net. | Upheld |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £54,817
- across all upheld claims
Legal tests applied
1 reference- section 13 of the Employment Rights Act 1996
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