Mr M S Dickinson v Hayes Transport Limited (in voluntary liquidation) — 2024

The tribunal dealt with the claim under Rule 21 of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013 because the respondent had failed to present a valid response on time. On that basis, it found that the claimant had been dismissed in breach of contract because he was not given notice or any payment in lieu of the notice period.

The tribunal awarded damages for breach of contract in the gross sum of £6,867.60, described as 12 weeks' statutory notice at £572.30 per week. It recorded that gross pay was used because the claimant was likely to have tax liability on the amount as Post Employment Notice Pay.

The tribunal also found that the claimant was dismissed by reason of redundancy and was entitled to a redundancy payment of £12,876.75. That figure was calculated as 1.5 weeks' pay for every complete year of service when the claimant was aged 41 or older, using 15 full years of service at £572.30 per week. The respondent was ordered to pay the total sum of £19,744.35, and the hearing listed for 4 October 2024 was cancelled.