Mr J Sills v Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy — 2021

The respondent's response was struck out. The tribunal ordered the respondent to pay the claimant gross sums of £3,360 for unpaid wages and £1,083.60 for accrued but untaken holiday entitlement as at the date of termination.

The respondent had been ordered to show cause why judgment should not be entered for the amounts set out in earlier case management orders. The tribunal found that the respondent's letter did not engage with the jurisdictional and other issues previously raised, and noted that judgment had already been made against the claimant's employer, which had since become insolvent.

The tribunal recorded that the respondent reasserted it could not determine the amounts due and referred to allegations of fraud about the claimant's representations concerning his contractual relationship. The tribunal stated that the amounts had already been determined at a previous hearing, applied the Employment Rights Act 1996 limits and the cap on a week's pay, and noted that the claimant had not disputed the calculated figures.