Ms T Hallewell v The Edwards Tavern Company Limited t/a The Hinds Head — 2024

The tribunal dealt first with time limits on the unfair dismissal and breach of contract complaints. It found that although both complaints were presented outside the applicable time limit, it was not reasonably practicable to do so sooner, and both were presented within a further reasonable period. Those claims were therefore allowed to proceed to the final hearing listed for 9, 10 and 11 April 2025.

The complaint of public interest disclosure detriment under section 47B ERA 1996 was withdrawn and dismissed. No merits findings were made on that complaint in this judgment.

By consent, the holiday pay complaint succeeded. The tribunal found that the respondent had made an unauthorised deduction from the claimant's wages by not paying for holidays accrued but untaken on the date employment ended, and it ordered payment of £229.78. The claimant was held responsible for any tax or National Insurance on that sum, and the usual interest notice recorded that interest would run from 13 December 2024 at 8% per annum if the award remained unpaid after 14 days.