Case 2400149/2022 · Employment Tribunal
Mr J Howarth v Adept Retail Manufacturing Solutions Limited (In voluntary liquidation) — 2022
- Case reference
- 2400149/2022
- Decision date
- 28 September 2022
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Howard Date
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mr J Howarth
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningEmployment Judge Howard Date recorded that Mr J Howarth’s claims for a redundancy payment, unlawful deduction from wages, and unpaid accrued holiday under the Working Time Regulations 1998 succeeded. The respondent, Adept Retail Manufacturing Solutions Limited (in voluntary liquidation), was ordered to pay £13,018.78 in total.
The award was broken down as £4,896.00 for redundancy payment, £4,275.98 for unpaid wages for the period 15 October 2021 to 10 December 2021, and £3,846.80 for holiday pay for 5.4 weeks. The judgment did not split any further compensation components beyond those sums.
Mr Howarth’s claims for unpaid notice of termination of employment and for unlawful deduction from wages in respect of underpayments in 2018 and 2020 were dismissed upon withdrawal. A separate notice on interest stated that interest could be payable under the Employment Tribunals (Interest) Order 1990 at 8% per annum from 29 September 2022 if the award was not paid within 14 days of the written record being sent, but no interest figure was calculated in the extracted text.
Claims and outcomes
5 findings recordedThis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redundancy | Recorded from the judgment. | Upheld | — | £4,896 |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Awarded as unpaid wages from 15/10/21 to 10/12/21. | Upheld | — | £4,276 |
| Holiday pay | Awarded as unpaid accrued holiday pay for 5.4 weeks. | Upheld | — | £3,847 |
| Breach of contract | Claim for unpaid notice of termination of employment; dismissed upon withdrawal. | Withdrawn | — | — |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Claim for unlawful deduction from wages in respect of underpayments in 2018 and 2020; dismissed upon withdrawal. | Withdrawn | — | — |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £13,019
- across all upheld claims
Official outcome judgment PDF
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