Mr M Everest v Folium Consulting LLP Limited — 2019

The respondent did not attend the hearing, so the tribunal proceeded in its absence and relied on Mr Everest's oral evidence and documents, including his dismissal letter, payslips and confirmation from NEST that four months' pension contributions had not been received. The tribunal found that he had been employed by Folium Consulting LLP from 1 September 2016 until his dismissal with immediate effect by letter dated 2 November 2018 on grounds of redundancy. It also accepted that, on 28 September 2018, he had been told that the company had ceased trading and that he should remain at home on gardening leave while being paid.

On the financial claims, the tribunal accepted the salary figures shown on the payslips: annual salary £34,200 gross, monthly salary £2,850 gross, weekly pay £657.69 gross, and daily pay £99.85 net. It awarded £2,363.21 for unpaid wages from the end of September 2018 to dismissal, £299.55 for outstanding holiday pay, and £225.32 for four months' pension contributions. It also awarded £1,997.08 for four weeks' notice pay under the contract.

The tribunal further found that, because Mr Everest had more than two years' service and was over 41, he was entitled to a statutory redundancy payment based on three weeks' gross pay, which it calculated at £1,524.00. The total compensation awarded was £6,409.16.