Case 2207956/2023 · Employment Tribunal
Ms S Jyar v L’Amour Bistro — 2024
- Case reference
- 2207956/2023
- Decision date
- 31 May 2024
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge B Smith
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Ms S Jyar
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningEmployment Judge B Smith, sitting alone at London Central on 22 May 2024, heard the case in the respondent's absence. The complaint of unauthorised deductions from wages was found well-founded for the period 20 February 2023 to 24 February 2023, and the respondent was ordered to pay £240 gross, with tax and national insurance liabilities left to the parties.
The complaint of direct race discrimination was also well-founded and succeeded. The tribunal found that the respondent unreasonably failed to comply with the ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures 2015, and held it just and equitable to increase the compensatory award by 20%.
The respondent was ordered to pay £4,000 for injury to feelings and £1,720 for past financial losses (a sub-total of £5,720), which with the ACAS uplift came to £6,864, plus £681.51 interest under the Employment Tribunals (Interest on Awards in Discrimination Cases) Regulations 1996, producing a total for the discrimination claim of £7,545.51.
Claims and outcomes
2 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Unauthorised deduction from wages in the period 20 February 2023 to 24 February 2023; £240 gross awarded. | Upheld | — | £240 |
| Race discrimination | Direct race discrimination upheld. Compensatory award uplifted by 20% for unreasonable failure to comply with the ACAS Code. Award comprises £4,000 injury to feelings and £1,720 past financial losses (total £5,720), uplifted to £6,864, plus £681.51 interest. | Upheld | Race | £7,546 |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £7,786
- across all upheld claims
- Compensatory award
- £1,720
- compensatory remedy recorded
Legal tests applied
2 references- ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures 2015
- Employment Tribunals (Interest on Awards in Discrimination Cases) Regulations 1996
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