Mr B Brown v Acorn Sheetmetal Limited AT A HEARING — 2022

The hearing took place at Hull on 5 August 2022. The Respondent did not attend and had not applied for a postponement, so the tribunal proceeded under rule 47 and heard evidence from Mr Brown. The tribunal found that he was dismissed by reason of redundancy on 23 March 2022.

It held that Mr Brown was entitled to a statutory redundancy payment calculated on the basis of 7 years' continuous employment, applying section 210(5) and section 97(2) of the Employment Rights Act 1996, at one week's pay for each year served. It also found that he had been wrongfully dismissed because he had a contractual and statutory right to 6 weeks' notice, and that the Respondent had made an unauthorised deduction from wages by not paying him for 3 days, 21 to 23 March 2022, at the temporarily reduced lay-off rate.

The tribunal further found that the Respondent had not provided a written statement of terms and conditions of employment and made an additional award under section 38 of the Employment Act 2002. The written judgment records total compensation of £7,317.87, made up of £3,371.55 redundancy payment, £2,892.24 pay in lieu of notice, £90.00 wages, and £964.08 additional award.