Case 1803876/2021 · Employment Tribunal
Miss A Legge v Perfect Smiles Group Ltd and 2 others — 2022
- Case reference
- 1803876/2021
- Decision date
- 6 July 2022
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge JM Wade
Parties
4 namedClaimant
Miss A Legge
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningMiss A Legge brought complaints of unfair dismissal, pregnancy-related dismissal under section 18, redundancy payment, holiday pay, notice pay and unlawful deduction from wages. The respondents did not file ET3s in time or at all and did not attend the hearing, so Employment Judge JM Wade proceeded on the papers under Rule 21 and explained that the second respondent was the likely employer/contravenor on the information available. The judge did not dismiss the claims against the first respondent in case there was a later application to reconsider or set aside the judgment.
The claimant withdrew her redundancy payment claim after receiving information about the legal basis for such a claim, and that complaint was dismissed on withdrawal. The unfair dismissal complaint succeeded, with a basic award of £692 and a compensatory award of £500 for loss of statutory rights only. The Equality Act complaint of pregnancy related dismissal also succeeded.
On remedy, the tribunal awarded £1,868.40 for lost earnings, £10,000 for injury to feelings and £1,028 interest on the pregnancy-related dismissal complaint. It also awarded £184.62 for unlawful deduction from wages, £1,453.83 for holiday pay on termination, and £692 gross for notice pay. The total sum payable by the second respondent was £16,418.85, and the recoupment regulations did not apply.
Claims and outcomes
6 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redundancy | The claimant withdrew this claim after being given information about the legal basis for a redundancy payment claim; the judgment records it as dismissed on withdrawal. | Withdrawn | — | — |
| Unfair dismissal | The tribunal awarded a basic award of £692 and a compensatory award of £500 for loss of statutory rights only. | Upheld | — | £1,192 |
| Pregnancy and maternity discrimination | The judgment describes this as a pregnancy related dismissal claim under section 18. The award comprised £1,868.40 lost earnings, £10,000 injury to feelings, and £1,028 interest. | Upheld | Pregnancy and maternity | £12,896 |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | The extracted text gives the award as 184.62; it does not specify gross or net in the judgment text supplied. | Upheld | — | £185 |
| Holiday pay | The claim succeeded on termination and the tribunal awarded £1,453.83. | Upheld | — | £1,454 |
| Breach of contract | This corresponds to the notice pay claim. The judgment awards a gross sum of £692. | Upheld | — | £692 |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £16,419
- across all upheld claims
- Basic award
- £692
- statutory, unfair dismissal
- Compensatory award
- £500
- compensatory remedy recorded
Official outcome judgment PDF
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