Mrs K. McHale (C1) Mrs F. Holland (C2) v Cefn Druids Football Club Ltd — 2019

Mrs McHale (C1) was found to have been employed by the respondent from 12 October 2017 until her dismissal on 3 December 2019, and the tribunal held that she was entitled to bring an unfair dismissal claim. It found that she was unfairly dismissed on 3 December 2019 and awarded her a basic award of £246.30 and a compensatory award of £82.10 for loss of statutory protection. The tribunal noted that there was no claim for loss of earnings and that recoupment of benefits did not apply.

The tribunal also found that the respondent made unauthorised deductions from C1's wages because three weeks' wages were unpaid. It held that the respondent breached C1's contract by terminating employment without due notice and failed to provide her with a written statement of employment particulars. The awards for those findings were £246.30, £164.20 and £164.20 respectively, making C1's total award £903.10.

Mrs Holland (C2) was found to have been employed from 14 January 2018 until her dismissal on 3 December 2019, but the tribunal held that she was not entitled to claim unfair dismissal because she had less than two years' continuous employment. Her unfair dismissal claim was therefore dismissed because the tribunal said it did not have jurisdiction. The tribunal nevertheless found unauthorised deductions from her wages, a breach of contract for termination without due notice, and a failure to provide written employment particulars, awarding £246.30, £82.10 and £164.20 respectively, making C2's total award £492.60.