Case 2303022/2024 · Employment Tribunal
Ms. Claire E Williams v ABCDE1 Limited (formerly Woodfield Systems Ltd) (in Administration) and 1 other — 2025
- Case reference
- 2303022/2024
- Decision date
- 13 January 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge D Wright
- Venue
- London South via CVP
Parties
3 namedClaimant
Ms. Claire E Williams
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe tribunal allowed the Claimant's application to amend the first respondent's name to ABCDE1 Limited (in Administration). It also added the Secretary of State for Business and Trade as the Second Respondent, relying on the ET3 dated 11 July 2024.
The tribunal found that the Claimant was unfairly dismissed. It found that the letter dismissing her for gross misconduct was without merit and was an attempt to avoid paying redundancy pay to an employee with a long record of service.
The First Respondent was ordered to pay a basic award, one day of accrued but untaken holiday pay, and notice pay. The tribunal also found that the First Respondent breached the ACAS Code and applied a 25% uplift to those damages. The claims against the Second Respondent were dismissed as premature because no application for payment had yet been made to the Secretary of State.
Claims and outcomes
4 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfair dismissal | The tribunal found the Claimant was unfairly dismissed and awarded a basic award of £13,503.00. The ACAS Code uplift was applied to the above damages but not split by claim. | Upheld | — | £13,503 |
| Holiday pay | Award for one day of accrued but untaken holiday. | Upheld | — | £117 |
| Breach of contract | Award described as notice pay. | Upheld | — | £8,741 |
| Other | Claims against the Second Respondent were dismissed as premature because no application had yet been made to the Secretary of State for payment, so the tribunal found it did not currently have jurisdiction. | Dismissed | — | — |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £27,951
- across all upheld claims
- Basic award
- £13,503
- statutory, unfair dismissal
Legal tests applied
1 reference- ACAS code
Official outcome judgment PDF
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