Case 2207381/2022 · Employment Tribunal

Ms. B. Ujvari v Sentinel Employment Limited and 1 other — 2023

Case reference: 2207381/2022
Decision date: 24 November 2023
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge J Galbraith-Marten
Panel members: Ms. S. Aslett, Mr. T. Ashby

Indexed: 21 May 2026

Parties

3 named

Claimant

Ms. B. Ujvari

Respondents

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The Tribunal unanimously dismissed Ms Ujvari's unlawful deduction of wages claim against Sentinel Employment Limited and her complaint under regulation 14 of the Working Time Regulations 1998 about accrued but untaken holiday. It upheld her separate complaint under regulation 16 of the Working Time Regulations 1998 that she had been refused the right to paid annual leave, and ordered Sentinel Employment Limited to pay £244.78 less tax and national insurance.

The automatic unfair dismissal claim under s.104 Employment Rights Act 1996 and the protected disclosure dismissal claim under s.103A Employment Rights Act 1996 were dismissed because the Tribunal held it had no jurisdiction to determine them, the claimant not being an employee of the first respondent. For the same jurisdictional reason, the complaint of dismissal under regulation 17 of the Agency Worker Regulations 2010 against the first respondent was dismissed.

The Tribunal also dismissed the whistleblowing detriment claim under s.47B Employment Rights Act 1996, the working time detriment claim under s.45A Employment Rights Act 1996, the regulation 5 Agency Worker Regulations 2010 claim against both respondents, and the regulation 17 detriment claim against both respondents. The written record states that the Tribunal's judgment was unanimous.

Claims and outcomes

10 findings recorded

This case has mixed outcomes under at least one legal claim type. A tribunal can uphold some allegations and dismiss others under the same legal head, so rows below may represent separate issues or allegation groups from the judgment.

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unlawful deduction from wages	Recorded from the judgment.	Dismissed	—	—
Holiday pay	Recorded from the judgment.	Dismissed	—	—
Working time regulations	The Tribunal ordered payment of £244.78 less tax and national insurance.	Upheld	—	£245
Unfair dismissal	Dismissed because the Tribunal held it had no jurisdiction to determine the claim as the claimant was not an employee of the first respondent.	Dismissed	—	—
Whistleblowing	Dismissed because the Tribunal held it had no jurisdiction to determine the claim as the claimant was not an employee of the first respondent.	Dismissed	—	—
Whistleblowing	Recorded from the judgment.	Dismissed	—	—
Working time regulations	Recorded from the judgment.

Remedy

Monetary award

Total award: £245; across all upheld claims

Legal tests applied

8 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

Gov.uk primary record

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