Case 1600332/2024 · Employment Tribunal

Mrs K Coope v Mr A Lane — 2024

Case reference: 1600332/2024
Decision date: 8 July 2024
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge R Brace Appearances
Venue: Cardiff

Indexed: 17 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Mrs K Coope

Respondent

Mr A Lane

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

Employment Judge Brace, sitting at Cardiff on 5 July 2024, heard the case in the absence of the respondent. The complaint of breach of contract in relation to notice pay was well-founded and damages of £735.00 (gross) were awarded. The complaint of unfair dismissal was conceded by the respondent and in any event found to be well-founded.

The Tribunal found that the respondent unreasonably failed to comply with the ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures 2015, and applied a 25% uplift to the compensatory award under s.207A of the Trade Union & Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. The respondent was also in breach of its duty to provide a written statement of employment particulars, attracting an award of two weeks' gross pay under s.38 Employment Act 2002, and in breach of its duty to provide a written statement of reasons for dismissal under s.92 ERA 1996, attracting a further two weeks' gross pay under s.93 ERA 1996.

The compensatory award before the statutory cap totalled £11,099.01 but was reduced by the s.124(1) ERA 1996 cap to 52 weeks' gross pay of £7,644.00. Adding the basic award (£1,102.50), wrongful dismissal damages (£735.00) and the s.93 award (£294.00), the total sum payable was £9,775.50. The Employment Protection (Recoupment of Benefits) Regulations 1996 apply, with the prescribed element reduced proportionately to £4,517.80 covering the period 29 October 2023 to 5 July 2024.

Claims and outcomes

4 findings recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Breach of contract	Notice pay claim well-founded; damages calculated on gross pay to reflect likely tax on Post Employment Notice Pay.	Upheld	—	£735
Unfair dismissal	Claim conceded and in any event well-founded. Compensatory award uplifted by 25% under s.207A TULR(C)A 1992 for failure to comply with the ACAS Code. Compensatory award reduced by application of the statutory cap in s.124(1) ERA 1996. Total monetary award for unfair dismissal (basic + capped compensatory) recorded by the tribunal as £8,746.50.	Upheld	—	£8,747
Other	Award under s.38 Employment Act 2002 of two weeks' gross pay for breach of duty to provide a written statement of employment particulars at the time proceedings were begun.	Upheld	—	£294
Other	Award under s.93 ERA 1996 of two weeks' gross pay for failure to provide a written statement of reasons for dismissal (s.92 ERA 1996).	Upheld	—	£294

Remedy

Monetary award

Total award: £9,776; across all upheld claims
Basic award: £1,103; statutory, unfair dismissal
Compensatory award: £7,644; compensatory remedy recorded

Legal tests applied

7 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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