Case 1804178/2022 · Employment Tribunal
C Wright v M & G Olympic Products Ltd — 2022
- Case reference
- 1804178/2022
- Decision date
- 8 December 2022
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Davies
Parties
2 namedClaimant
C Wright
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe Tribunal determined the claim under Rule 21 because the respondent had failed to present a valid response on time. On the wages complaints, it held that the claimant succeeded in relation to unauthorised deductions from wages for 1 week's wages and 1 week's accrued holiday, with awards of £639.60 and £639.60 respectively. It rejected the attempt to recover unpaid tax refunds within the wages claim, stating that these were not included in the statutory definition of wages.
The Tribunal also found that the claimant had been dismissed without notice in breach of contract and awarded damages in lieu of 2 weeks' notice, calculated at £1,279.20 using the claimant's gross pay. It further found a separate breach of contract where pension contributions were deducted from wages but not paid into the pension, and awarded £1,205.24.
The claimant was found to have been dismissed by reason of redundancy and awarded a redundancy payment of £1,713. The complaint that the respondent failed to pay a guarantee payment also succeeded, with an award of £150. The total monetary award recorded by the judgment was £5,626.64.
Claims and outcomes
6 findings recordedThis case has mixed outcomes under at least one legal claim type. A tribunal can uphold some allegations and dismiss others under the same legal head, so rows below may represent separate issues or allegation groups from the judgment.
| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlawful deduction from wages | The Tribunal awarded £639.60 for 1 week's wages and £639.60 for 1 week's accrued holiday. | Upheld | — | £1,279 |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | The Tribunal said it had no jurisdiction to award compensation for unpaid tax refunds as part of an unauthorised deductions claim because they were not wages within the statutory definition. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Breach of contract | Dismissal without notice was found to be in breach of contract; damages were awarded in lieu of 2 weeks' notice. | Upheld | — | £1,279 |
| Breach of contract | The Tribunal found the respondent breached the claimant's contract by deducting pension contributions from wages but not paying them into the pension. | Upheld | — | £1,205 |
| Redundancy | The Tribunal found the claimant was dismissed by reason of redundancy and entitled to a redundancy payment. | Upheld | — | £1,713 |
| Other | The Tribunal upheld the complaint that the respondent failed to pay a guarantee payment. |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £5,627
- across all upheld claims
Official outcome judgment PDF
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