Case 2308651/2020 · Employment Tribunal

Mrs Janet How v Sweet Selections N & L Limited — 2022

Case reference: 2308651/2020
Decision date: 11 January 2022
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Fowell
Panel members: Mr C Rogers, Mr J Hutchings

Indexed: 14 September 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Mrs Janet How

Respondent

Sweet Selections N & L Limited

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The tribunal unanimously found that Mrs Janet How's dismissal by Sweet Selections N & L Limited was unfair and in breach of contract. It rejected her health and safety detriment claim under section 44(1)(d) of the Employment Rights Act 1996, finding that she had not been subject to such a detriment. Reasons were given orally at the hearing.

For unfair dismissal, the tribunal awarded £7,017.42 as a basic award and £3,123.04 as a compensatory award. A 25% uplift of £2,535.12 for failure to comply with the ACAS Code of Practice was applied to both awards, bringing the unfair dismissal award to £12,675.58.

The compensatory award comprised £250 for loss of statutory rights and £2,873.04 for notice pay. The tribunal found that Mrs How was entitled to 12 weeks' notice pay. That sum covered both unfair dismissal and wrongful dismissal/breach of contract and was included in the compensatory award.

The tribunal also found a failure to provide a statement of terms and conditions of employment and awarded two weeks' pay, £483.96. This brought the total award to £13,159.54. The respondent was separately ordered to contribute £500 towards the claimant's legal costs.

Claims and outcomes

4 findings recorded

This case has mixed outcomes under at least one legal claim type. A tribunal can uphold some allegations and dismiss others under the same legal head, so rows below may represent separate issues or allegation groups from the judgment.

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unfair dismissal	Includes a basic award of £7,017.42, a compensatory award of £3,123.04 and a 25% ACAS uplift of £2,535.12 applied to both awards.	Upheld	—	£12,676
Breach of contract	The judgment describes this as wrongful dismissal/breach of contract. The £2,873.04 for 12 weeks' notice pay covered both unfair dismissal and breach of contract and was included in the unfair dismissal compensatory award, rather than awarded separately.	Upheld	—	—
Other	Failure to provide a statement of terms and conditions of employment; two weeks' pay awarded.	Upheld	—	£484
Other	Health and safety detriment under section 44(1)(d) Employment Rights Act 1996. The tribunal found that the claimant had not been subject to such a detriment.	Dismissed	—	—

Remedy

Monetary award

Total award: £13,160; across all upheld claims
Basic award: £7,017; statutory, unfair dismissal
Compensatory award: £3,123; compensatory remedy recorded

Legal tests applied

2 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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