Miss C A S A Watts v N.P. Clubs Limited — 2023

This was a Rule 21 judgment heard by video before Employment Judge S Moore, with the respondent not attending. The tribunal therefore determined the claim on the papers and entered judgment for the claimant on each of the monetary claims identified in the order.

The tribunal held that the respondent had made an unauthorised deduction from wages and ordered payment of £107.63 net. It also found a breach of contract in respect of notice and awarded £917.31 net damages. A further contractual breach was found in relation to pension contributions deducted from the claimant but not paid to the pension provider, with £585.52 net awarded.

On dismissal and redundancy, the tribunal recorded that the claimant was unfairly dismissed by reason of redundancy and was entitled to a redundancy payment of £1,092.00. It also ordered a compensatory award of £11,012.71, comprising £9,971.09 for loss of earnings, £728.00 for loss of statutory rights, and £313.62 for loss of pension.

The tribunal further found that the respondent had failed to pay the claimant’s holiday entitlement and ordered £1,021.27 net. It also found a breach of the duty to provide a written statement of initial employment particulars and awarded £728.00 under section 38 of the Employment Act 2002.