Case 1802429/2023 · Employment Tribunal
Miss M Fiaz v Plais Official Limited — 2024
- Case reference
- 1802429/2023
- Decision date
- 29 January 2024
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Jaleel Representation
- Venue
- Leeds
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Miss M Fiaz
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe respondent did not attend the hearing. The owner sent an email and a GP fit note saying she was unable to attend and unable to work, but the tribunal found the evidence vague and insufficient to explain why she could not participate. Taking Rule 47 of the 2013 Rules and the overriding objective into account, the hearing proceeded in the respondent's absence. The tribunal also noted that the respondent remained an active company at the date of hearing.
On liability, the tribunal found that the claimant's ordinary unfair dismissal claim under s.98(4) ERA 1996 was well founded. It also upheld the claimant's claim for breach of contract for failure to pay notice pay, the claim for unpaid wages in January 2023, the claim for arrears of pay in respect of the national minimum wage from 8 February 2022 to termination, and the claim for accrued but untaken holiday pay on termination.
Claims and outcomes
5 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfair dismissal | The tribunal found ordinary unfair dismissal well founded under s.98(4) ERA 1996. The judgment records a basic award of £1,143.69 and compensation of £2,109.82; the compensation breakdown in the text also lists unpaid wages of £782.57, arrears of pay of £88.20, notice pay of £978.21, holiday pay of £260.84 and a pension loss figure of £47.56, with a total award of £3,301.07 stated in the judgment. | Upheld | — | £3,301 |
| Breach of contract | Claim for failure to pay notice pay succeeded. The judgment does not allocate a separate sum to this head; notice pay is included within the overall compensation breakdown. | Upheld | — | — |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Claim for unpaid wages in January 2023 succeeded. The judgment does not allocate a separate sum to this head. | Upheld | — | — |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Claim for arrears of pay in respect of the national minimum wage from 8 February 2022 to termination succeeded. The judgment does not allocate a separate sum to this head. | Upheld | — | — |
| Holiday pay | Claim for failure to pay accrued but untaken holiday on termination succeeded. The judgment does not allocate a separate sum to this head. | Upheld | — | — |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £3,301
- across all upheld claims
- Basic award
- £1,144
- statutory, unfair dismissal
- Compensatory award
- £2,110
- compensatory remedy recorded
Legal tests applied
2 references- s.98(4) ERA 1996
- Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013
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