Mr A Jama v Cordant Cleaning Limited — 2019

The Claimant brought a claim for unauthorised deductions from wages relating to his period of suspension. The Respondent accepted that it had not had the right to withhold pay during that period and had made payment; the Tribunal was satisfied that payment had been made and that the Claimant had been notified of statutory deductions for tax and national insurance.

The remaining issue concerned whether the Claimant should have been paid £16 per hour rather than £11 per hour in his new role. The Tribunal found that he had worked for about six months knowing he was being paid £11 per hour, that his payslips showed that rate, and that comparator information supported the Respondent's explanation that the role was paid at £11 per hour.

The Claimant also sought consequential losses relating to overdraft charges. The Tribunal accepted that assessing that loss would be difficult and invited the parties to agree an appropriate sum. They agreed £650. The Claimant's request for an ACAS uplift was refused because it did not apply to money claims.