Case 2401511/2021 · Employment Tribunal
Ms Natalie Gregory v Mohammad Zishan Zaman (alternately known as Zishan Zaman or Mohammad Zaman) — 2021
- Case reference
- 2401511/2021
- Decision date
- 14 May 2021
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Aspinall Representation
- Venue
- Liverpool remotely
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Ms Natalie Gregory
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe tribunal found that Ms Natalie Gregory was employed at national minimum wage for 37.5 hours per week from 6 November 2019 until termination of her employment on 20 November 2020. It recorded a gross monthly rate of £1,251.25 for March 2020 and £1,332.50 thereafter. The respondent had made claims to HMRC for furlough pay but did not pay all of it to the claimant.
On the wages claim, the tribunal identified unauthorised deductions in each of the months March 2020 to November 2020. The deductions were £169.40 in March, £300.33 in April, £497.36 in May, £1,332.50 in June, July, August, September and October, and £888.33 in November 2020, being 20 days at a daily rate of £44.41. The tribunal held that the total unauthorised deduction from wages was £8,517.92 and that the claim succeeded.
On holiday pay, the tribunal found that the claimant was entitled to 28 days' paid annual leave and had not taken any leave during the year from 21 November 2019 to 20 November 2020. It also found that the respondent did not require her to take annual leave while she was on furlough. The tribunal calculated that all of the leave would have been taken after 6 April 2020 at the higher national minimum wage rate of £8.20 per hour, resulting in unpaid annual leave on termination of £1,226.60.
The respondent was ordered to pay £9,744.52 in total, made up of the two sums found due. The judgment also included a notice about statutory interest under the Employment Tribunals (Interest) Order 1990, stating the relevant judgment day as 14 May 2021, the calculation day as 15 May 2021, and the stipulated rate of interest as 8%, but no separate interest amount was quantified in the judgment itself.
Claims and outcomes
2 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlawful deduction from wages | The tribunal found that the respondent claimed furlough pay from HMRC but did not pay it all to the claimant. It identified unauthorised deductions in March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October and November 2020, totalling £8,517.92. | Upheld | — | £8,518 |
| Holiday pay | The tribunal found that the claimant was entitled to 28 days' paid annual leave, had taken no leave during the year from 21 November 2019 to 20 November 2020, and was entitled on termination to payment in lieu of that leave. It calculated the unpaid holiday pay at £1,226.60. | Upheld | — | £1,227 |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £9,745
- across all upheld claims
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