Mr D Miguel v Beer & Bagels Limited — 2020

This was a Rule 21 judgment, entered because the time for presenting a response had expired and no valid response had been presented by the respondent. The tribunal therefore determined the claims on the basis of the material before it and found the claimant's complaint of unauthorised deduction from wages well-founded.

On the wages claim, the tribunal found that the respondent failed to pay for 169 hours worked between 30 September and 31 October 2020. Using the claimant's hourly rate of £10, it calculated gross wages due of £1,690, deducted the £450 already paid, and ordered payment of the remaining £1,240 as a gross sum.

The tribunal also found that the claimant had been dismissed without notice and was entitled to one week's notice pay as damages for breach of contract. It awarded £450 gross for that claim. In addition, it upheld the holiday pay claim under regulation 14(2) or regulation 16(1) of the Working Time Regulations 1998, finding 10 days of untaken but accrued holiday and awarding £800 gross. The judgment included the standard tribunal interest notice, but no separate interest figure was quantified in the order.