Mrs Doreen Oddy v Peter Harrington Limited — 2024

The tribunal found that Mrs Doreen Oddy was unfairly dismissed by Peter Harrington Limited. It also recorded that, as conceded by the respondent, unlawful deductions had been made from the claimant's pay in respect of parental leave due to her, in the agreed sum of £1,077.40.

On remedy, the tribunal awarded a basic award of £1,286 and a compensatory award made up of prescribed and non-prescribed loss periods, with 25% ACAS uplifts applied in the schedule. The compensatory losses included weekly net loss figures of £1,048.05, loss of statutory rights of £450, and loss of pension rights at £143.29 per week for 39 weeks. The schedule recorded a total basic and compensatory award of £59,926.33 before deductions and grossing up.

The tribunal then deducted £30,000 as a tax-free element and award for dismissal reasons, grossed up the balance at 20%, and added back the pre-gross-up deduction, producing a grand total award for unfair dismissal of £67,407.91. Adding the separate unlawful deduction award brought the grand total award to £68,485.31.

The judgment also recorded that the tribunal imposed a financial penalty of £20,000 under section 12A of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996, payable to the Secretary of State, with a note that payment within 21 days would reduce the amount by 50%.