Miss N Battensby v Multiclean Supplies Ltd — 2021

The case was heard by telephone on 2 February 2021 before Employment Judge Parkin sitting alone. The claimant, Miss N Battensby, was in person and the respondent did not attend or present any response. The tribunal recorded that the claimant had been employed by Multiclean Supplies Ltd as a housekeeper at the Castle Inn, Spofforth, Harrogate from 22 November 2019 to 5 March 2020.

The tribunal was satisfied, on the material before it and in the absence of any grounds of resistance, that the respondent had failed to pay the claimant the initial two weeks' 'in hand' payment and her final two weeks' pay. It found that those unpaid sums amounted to £680 gross, calculated as £340 for two weeks in hand at 20 hours per week at £8.50 per hour and £340 for the final two weeks' work on the same basis. It therefore found unlawful deductions from wages and ordered the respondent to pay £680 gross.

The claimant had also referred to an unpaid bonus, but the tribunal made no award in respect of that item. It found that no performance bonus had ever been paid, and that the suggested bonus was discretionary and tied to performance targets and KPIs that had never been declared to the claimant. The tribunal also noted that the claimant's tax rebate had subsequently been received from HMRC and was not part of the award.