Case 1803735/2022 · Employment Tribunal
(1) Mr Lukas Allman (2) Ms Veronika Kurimska v Costal and Country Devonshire Arms Ltd (trading as Coastal and Country Devonshire Arms Ltd) and 4 others — 2022
- Case reference
- 1803735/2022
- Decision date
- 13 December 2022
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Evans
- Venue
- Leeds
Parties
6 namedClaimant
(1) Mr Lukas Allman (2) Ms Veronika Kurimska
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningEmployment Judge Evans, sitting alone at Leeds by CVP on 13 December 2022, found that Mr Lukas Allman and Ms Veronika Kurimska were employees of Costal and Country Devonshire Arms Ltd (trading as Coastal and Country Devonshire Arms Ltd) from 14 June 2019 until 10 June 2022. The respondents did not attend and were not represented. The tribunal held that the first respondent unfairly dismissed both claimants with effect from 10 June 2022. It awarded Mr Allman a basic award of £1,142 and a compensatory award of £9,719, and Ms Kurimska a basic award of £808 and a compensatory award of £9,838.50. It also recorded that the Employment Protection (Recoupment of Benefits) Regulations did not apply.
The tribunal found that each claimant was entitled to four weeks' notice under their contract of employment, worked that notice, and was not paid for it. It ordered the first respondent to pay £3,270 to Mr Allman and £2,020 to Ms Kurimska, those sums being the amounts due with a 25% uplift under section 207A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. It also found unauthorised deductions from wages in breach of section 13 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 for the period 1 January 2022 to 12 May 2022, and awarded £6,013.75 to Mr Allman and £2,968.75 to Ms Kurimska, again uplifted by 25%.
The tribunal further found that on termination both claimants were entitled to payment under regulation 14 of the Working Time Regulations 1998 for five weeks' accrued but untaken holiday, and ordered £4,087.50 for Mr Allman and £2,525 for Ms Kurimska. Finally, it held that the claimants had a contractual right to pension contributions at 3% from both employer and employee, found a breach of contract in the failure to pay employer contributions and in the deduction but non-payment of employee contributions into the scheme, and awarded £6,278.40 to Mr Allman and £3,237.15 to Ms Kurimska, both increased by 25% under section 207A.
Claims and outcomes
5 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfair dismissal | The tribunal found that Mr Lukas Allman and Ms Veronika Kurimska were employees of the first respondent from 14 June 2019 until 10 June 2022 and that they were unfairly dismissed with effect from 10 June 2022. It awarded Mr Allman a basic award of £1,142 and a compensatory award of £9,719, and Ms Kurimska a basic award of £808 and a compensatory award of £9,838.50. The Employment Protection (Recoupment of Benefits) Regulations did not apply. | Upheld | — | £21,508 |
| Breach of contract | Each claimant was entitled to four weeks' notice under their contract of employment, worked that notice, and was not paid for it. The tribunal ordered £3,270 for Mr Allman and £2,020 for Ms Kurimska, being the amounts due increased by 25% under section 207A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. | Upheld | — | £5,290 |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | The tribunal found unauthorised deductions from wages in breach of section 13 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 for the period 1 January 2022 to 12 May 2022. It ordered £6,013.75 for Mr Allman and £2,968.75 for Ms Kurimska, each representing the amount deducted plus a 25% uplift under section 207A of the 1992 Act. | Upheld | — | £8,983 |
| Holiday pay | On termination, each claimant was entitled to payment under regulation 14 of the Working Time Regulations 1998 for five weeks' accrued but untaken holiday. The tribunal ordered £4,087.50 for Mr Allman and £2,525 for Ms Kurimska, each increased by 25% under section 207A of the 1992 Act. | Upheld | — | £6,613 |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £51,908
- across all upheld claims
- Basic award
- £1,950
- statutory, unfair dismissal
- Compensatory award
- £19,558
- compensatory remedy recorded
Legal tests applied
4 references- Employment Protection (Recoupment of Benefits) Regulations
- s.207A TULRCA 1992
- s.13 ERA 1996
- regulation 14 WTR 1998
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