Miss L Serioza v The Harrogate Dry Cleaning Company Limited t/a Sunbrite — 2019

This was a Rule 21 judgment heard in Leeds on 22 October 2019 before Employment Judge Licorish. The respondent did not attend. The tribunal substituted the correct respondent name, The Harrogate Dry Cleaning Company Limited t/a Sunbrite, and recorded that the claim form had been validly served on the respondent’s registered office at Companies House.

The tribunal held that the respondent had made unauthorised deductions from the claimant’s wages. It ordered payment of £1,263.96 in total, comprising £1,039.96 net wages due under the payslip dated 25 May 2019, £160 for 20 hours worked on 21, 25 and 28 May 2019, and £64 for wages due for the bank holiday on 27 May 2019.

The tribunal also found that, when proceedings were begun, the respondent was in breach of its duty to provide a written statement of terms and conditions under section 1 of the Employment Rights Act 1996. It ordered a further £960 gross as additional compensation, calculated by reference to a 30-hour week.

The claimant was made responsible for any additional income tax or employee national insurance contributions due on the gross amounts ordered. The overall monetary outcome recorded in the judgment was £2,223.96.