Case 1806468/2024 · Employment Tribunal
Mrs J Handley v Rutherford Vending Ltd — 2024
- Case reference
- 1806468/2024
- Decision date
- 31 December 2024
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Maidment Date
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mrs J Handley
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningMrs J Handley presented claims issued in the Leeds Employment Tribunals on 24 May 2024 and 11 June 2024 against Rutherford Vending Ltd. The respondent failed to present a valid response on time, and the Employment Judge determined the claims under rule 21 of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013.
On the face of the judgment, the tribunal upheld five separate heads of claim. It found unauthorised deductions from wages, a dismissal in breach of contract in respect of notice, entitlement to a redundancy payment, failure to pay holiday entitlement, and a breach of an implied contractual term arising from pension contributions deducted from wages but not paid into the pension. The listed gross awards were £351.00, £4,388.40, £6,034.05, £1,161.16, and £329.04.
The judgment states that the hearing listed for 8 January 2025 was postponed. The combined gross sum ordered by the tribunal across the five heads of claim was £12,263.65.
Claims and outcomes
5 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlawful deduction from wages | The tribunal found the respondent had made unauthorised deductions from the claimant's wages and ordered payment of £351.00 gross. | Upheld | — | £351 |
| Wrongful dismissal | The tribunal found the claimant was dismissed in breach of contract in respect of notice and awarded £4,388.40 gross in damages. | Upheld | — | £4,388 |
| Redundancy | The tribunal found the claimant was dismissed by reason of redundancy and entitled to a redundancy payment of £6,034.05. | Upheld | — | £6,034 |
| Holiday pay | The tribunal found the respondent had failed to pay the claimant's holiday entitlement and ordered payment of £1,161.16. | Upheld | — | £1,161 |
| Breach of contract | The tribunal found a breach of an implied term of contract because employees' pension contributions were deducted from wages but not paid into the pension; it ordered £329.04 gross. The text characterises this as a contract breach rather than a separate statutory deduction claim. | Upheld | — | £329 |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £12,264
- across all upheld claims
Official outcome judgment PDF
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