Case 1805950/2025 · Employment Tribunal
Mr D Rowe v Merge Traffic Management Ltd — 2026
- Case reference
- 1805950/2025
- Decision date
- 26 June 2026
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Tegerdine REPRESENTATION
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mr D Rowe
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe Tribunal found that Mr D Rowe was unfairly dismissed by Merge Traffic Management Limited. His employment ran from 30 January 2023 until 31 July 2025. The basic award was £2,157, calculated using two complete years of employment, the multiplier applicable at age 45, and the statutory weekly-pay cap of £719 in force on the dismissal date.
For the compensatory award, the Tribunal allowed £25,600 for immediate financial loss and loss of statutory rights, and £16,354 for six months of future loss. It found that Mr Rowe had received four weeks' notice pay, was unemployed from 29 August to 7 September 2025, briefly obtained alternative employment that ended through no fault of his own, and had remained unemployed while actively seeking work. The calculated compensatory award of £41,954 was reduced to £40,000 under the statutory cap of one year's gross salary, producing total unfair-dismissal compensation of £42,157.
The Tribunal also found that the respondent made two unauthorised wage deductions of £615.39 in May and June 2025 and awarded £1,230.78 for that claim. Mr Rowe's holiday-pay and statutory-redundancy-payment claims failed. The total gross award was £43,387.78.
Claims and outcomes
4 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfair dismissal | The award comprised a basic award of £2,157 and a compensatory award of £40,000 after application of the statutory cap. | Upheld | — | £42,157 |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | The respondent made two unauthorised deductions of £615.39 from the claimant's wages in May and June 2025. | Upheld | — | £1,231 |
| Holiday pay | Recorded from the judgment. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Redundancy | Recorded from the judgment. | Dismissed | — | — |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £43,388
- across all upheld claims
- Basic award
- £2,157
- statutory, unfair dismissal
- Compensatory award
- £40,000
- compensatory remedy recorded
Official outcome judgment PDF
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