Mr J Hemstock v Millhouses Accountancy Ltd PUBLIC HEARING Heard: BY CVP On: 21 April 2022 — 2022

The hearing took place remotely by CVP on 21 April 2022 before Employment Judge JM Wade. The claimant attended in person. The respondent did not attend, after an error in the virtual hearing link was corrected and calls and an email were sent to the respondent; the tribunal waited until 2.30pm and then proceeded in the respondent's absence under Rule 47. The claimant had complied with the pre-hearing directions, and there was no evidence that the respondent had done so.

The tribunal upheld the claimant's complaints of unlawful deduction from wages, which covered wages for two hours on his final day and holiday pay. It also upheld the claimant's breach of contract claims, which were pleaded as notice pay and expenses. The judgment records that the claims succeeded as pleaded and does not break the award down between the individual heads of claim.

The tribunal ordered the respondent to pay a gross sum of £618. It then uplifted that sum by two weeks' pay of £462, exercising its discretion because the respondent had not provided the claimant with a written statement of employment particulars in accordance with section 1 of the Employment Rights Act 1996. The total sum payable was £1,080.