Mr. David West v Chartwell Salon Supply Limited (in compulsory liquidation) — 2023

The tribunal found that Mr West was dismissed without notice on 2 September 2020, not 31 July 2020, and therefore remained employed until 2 September 2020. His unfair dismissal claim succeeded. The tribunal said the basic award was nil because he had already been paid a redundancy payment.

On remedy for unfair dismissal, the tribunal awarded £500 for loss of statutory rights and a compensatory award of £4,287.88 net. It found that, had a fair procedure been followed, dismissal would likely have occurred on 30 November 2020 with 12 weeks' notice, so the compensatory loss was calculated by reference to that period. The recoupment section records a monetary award of £4,787.88, a prescribed element of £4,287.88, and a recoupment period from 1 December 2020 to 1 March 2021. The arithmetic shown in the body of the judgment totals £4,287.99, but the narrative and recoupment section both state £4,287.88.

The tribunal also upheld the wrongful dismissal claim for 12 weeks' notice pay of £4,019.88 net, the holiday pay claim for £139.34 net for the period 1 August 2020 to 2 September 2020 and one carried-over day, and the unpaid wages claim for £1,540.77 net covering 31 July 2020 to 2 September 2020. The total sum payable under the judgment was £10,487.87 net.