Case 2302872/2023 · Employment Tribunal
Ms S Bohn v Headstart App Limited — 2024
- Case reference
- 2302872/2023
- Decision date
- 29 April 2024
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Emery REPRESENTATION
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Ms S Bohn
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningEmployment Judge Emery considered consolidated claims by Ms S Bohn against Headstart App Limited; the respondent did not attend or respond and the Tribunal was satisfied papers had been properly served on the company's registered office and on directors' email addresses being used in the proceedings. The claimant was last paid for February 2023 and was not paid for March 2023; on a Zoom call on 31 March 2023 employees were told the company could not pay and stopped working.
The Tribunal upheld claims for unauthorised deductions from wages (£7,916.67 gross), notice pay (£7,916.67), holiday pay (£2,192.31 for 6 days), a statutory redundancy payment (£2,284), and unfair dismissal. The unfair dismissal compensatory award was limited to one month's net pay (£5,276.67) on the basis that a redundancy process commencing in early April would have completed by end April; the basic award was £nil as a redundancy payment was awarded.
The total award was £25,586.32. Reasons were given orally; written reasons not produced unless requested.
Claims and outcomes
5 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Unauthorised deductions for the period 1-31 March 2023; gross sum. | Upheld | — | £7,917 |
| Breach of contract | Damages for one month's notice pay (gross). | Upheld | — | £7,917 |
| Holiday pay | 6 days of accrued but untaken holiday on termination. | Upheld | — | £2,192 |
| Redundancy | Statutory redundancy payment determined under s.163 ERA 1996 (£571 x 4). | Upheld | — | £2,284 |
| Unfair dismissal | Compensatory award of one month's net pay; basic award £nil because redundancy payment already awarded. Polkey assessment: 100% chance the claimant would have been fairly dismissed for redundancy by 30 April 2023. | Upheld | — | £5,277 |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £25,586
- across all upheld claims
- Basic award
- £0
- statutory, unfair dismissal
- Compensatory award
- £5,277
- compensatory remedy recorded
Legal tests applied
2 references- section 163 Employment Rights Act 1996
- Polkey v A E Dayton Service Ltd
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