Mr M Kanuga v De La Vali Ltd (in administration) — 2024

The tribunal sat in chambers and determined the claim on the claimant’s written representations, the respondent having presented no response. It found the claimant’s complaint of unfair dismissal well-founded and awarded a basic award calculated as £643 x 2 x 1.5, producing £1,929.00.

For unfair dismissal, the tribunal also awarded a compensatory award of £18,382.28. That figure comprised £17,150.00 for four months’ loss of earnings at £4,287.50 per month, £440.28 for pension contributions, £287.00 for health insurance, and £500.00 for loss of statutory rights. The total unfair dismissal compensation was therefore £20,326.28.

The tribunal further found well-founded the claimant’s Working Time Regulations 1998 claim for compensation for annual leave entitlement outstanding on termination of employment, and awarded £2,262.00.

In addition, the tribunal ordered an enhancement under section 38 of the Employment Act 2002 in the sum of £2,572.00, described as four weeks’ pay. It made no award of costs and no award of interest to date, although it recorded that the judgment would attract interest from the date it was sent to the parties. The tribunal also noted that income tax and national insurance contributions may be payable on the awards under paragraphs 1(b)(i) to (iii) and 2, subject to appropriate deductions being made.