appeared in person and unrepresented For the v Avocet IP Ltd — 2022

The tribunal accepted jurisdiction over the claim, finding that the respondent was a UK-based company and that, although the claimant lived in the United Arab Emirates, his employment relationship had a much stronger connection with Great Britain and British employment law than with any other system of law. It also found that the claimant had been continuously employed by the respondent from 10 December 2018 until his effective date of termination on 20 November 2020, and that he did not transfer to Avocet Bio Solutions Plc in June 2019.

The only complaint determined was unlawful deduction from wages contrary to section 23 Employment Rights Act 1996. The tribunal held that the complaint was presented in time, was well founded, and succeeded.

As the remedy for the successful complaint, the tribunal ordered the respondent to pay compensation under section 24 Employment Rights Act 1996 in the gross sum of £177,313.57. The judgment also included the standard interest notice stating that interest would accrue if the award remained unpaid after 14 days, with the stipulated rate set out as 8%, but no separate interest figure was quantified in the judgment itself.