Mrs A Gregory v Precedent Surveyors Limited Heard via CVP — 2023

Mrs A Gregory worked for Precedent Surveyors Limited as a Typist / Administrator from 31 May 2012 until 2 June 2023. The respondent did not present a response or attend the hearing, so the matter proceeded undefended on the claimant's evidence. The tribunal accepted that on 2 June 2023 she was told by telephone that her employment was ending because the business was ceasing to trade, and it found that she had 11 years' continuous service, gross annual pay of £18,000, and 17 days' untaken holiday at termination.

The tribunal found that the dismissal was by reason of redundancy because the respondent ceased trading on or around 2 June 2023. Applying section 163 of the Employment Rights Act 1996, and taking account of the claimant's age of 61, her 11 years' service, and gross weekly pay of £346.15, it calculated a statutory redundancy payment of 16.5 weeks' pay, which came to £5,711.48.

The tribunal also found that the claimant was entitled to 11 weeks' notice under section 86 of the Employment Rights Act 1996, producing notice pay of £3,807.65, less any required deductions for tax and national insurance. It found she had accrued 17 days' holiday that had not been taken by the date employment ended, and awarded £1,176.91 gross for holiday pay, also subject to deductions where required.

Finally, the tribunal found that the respondent had made unlawful deductions from wages between November 2022 and June 2023, totalling £4,985.92 net. The judgment ordered payment of each of the sums above, giving a total monetary award of £15,681.96.