Case 1805968/2021 · Employment Tribunal
Mr Justin Grasty v The Centre for Early Furniture and Art Limited — 2022
- Case reference
- 1805968/2021
- Decision date
- 10 November 2022
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Evans
- Venue
- Leeds
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mr Justin Grasty
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningEmployment Judge Evans sat alone at Leeds by video and telephone on 24 and 25 October 2022. The tribunal found that the respondent dismissed Mr Justin Grasty without notice on 8 November 2021 and that the dismissal was by reason of redundancy. It therefore ordered payment of a statutory redundancy payment of £1,632.
The tribunal also found wrongful dismissal because no notice was given, and held that the claimant's notice period was 3 months. Damages for wrongful dismissal were assessed at £7,631.25. On the unfair dismissal claim, the tribunal said no basic award was payable because a statutory redundancy payment had been ordered. It awarded a compensatory award of £587, being one week's net pay and benefits, because a fair procedure would have taken one week and there was a 100% chance that at the end of that week the claimant would still have been given notice of dismissal by reason of redundancy. The recoupment regulations did not apply.
The tribunal found that the respondent made unauthorised deductions from wages by failing to pay salary due for the period 1 October to 8 November 2021, and ordered payment of £4,273.97. It also found that the respondent failed to pay compensation due under Regulation 14 of the Working Time Regulations 1998 and ordered payment of £8,023.07.
The claimant's breach of contract claim, so far as it related to pension contributions, income tax and national insurance contributions, was dismissed.
Claims and outcomes
6 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redundancy | The tribunal found the claimant was dismissed by reason of redundancy and ordered payment of a statutory redundancy payment. | Upheld | — | £1,632 |
| Wrongful dismissal | The tribunal found the respondent wrongfully dismissed the claimant because it did not give notice; the notice period was found to be 3 months. | Upheld | — | £7,631 |
| Unfair dismissal | No basic award was payable because a statutory redundancy payment had been ordered. The tribunal awarded a compensatory award of one week's net pay and benefits, finding that a fair procedure would have taken 1 week and that there was a 100% chance the claimant would then have been given notice of dismissal by reason of redundancy; the recoupment regulations did not apply. | Upheld | — | £587 |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | The tribunal found unauthorised deductions from wages because the respondent did not pay salary due for 1 October to 8 November 2021. | Upheld | — | £4,274 |
| Working time regulations | The tribunal found the respondent failed to pay compensation due under Regulation 14 of the Working Time Regulations 1998. | Upheld | — | £8,023 |
| Breach of contract | The claimant's breach of contract claim relating to pension contributions, income tax and national insurance contributions failed and was dismissed. |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £22,147
- across all upheld claims
- Compensatory award
- £587
- compensatory remedy recorded
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