Mrs N C Taylor v Mr David Howe t/a Sprint Electrical — 2024

The respondent did not present a response, so the judgment was made on the information before the judge under Rule 21. The claimant worked as an electrician for the respondent from July 2017 to 31 December 2022. The tribunal found that on 7 November 2022 she was treated unfavourably because of her pregnancy, and that on 14 November 2022 her employment was terminated because of her pregnancy. The claim under section 18 Equality Act 2010 succeeded, and the tribunal awarded £12,000 for injury to feelings plus £791.67 interest.

The tribunal also made an unfair dismissal award. It found that the claimant was 28 years old and had completed six years' service when her employment ended, and under section 119 Employment Rights Act 1996 it awarded a basic award of £2,884.56. It also awarded net loss of wages of £3,834.18 for 31 December 2022 to 3 September 2024, £500 for loss of statutory rights, a 10% uplift of £433.41 for failure to follow the ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures 2015, and £157.27 interest. The reasons set out the loss periods, including unemployment, later work as an administrator, maternity leave, and later periods when there was no further loss.

Separate successful claims were made for unlawful deduction from wages, with £6,249.99 gross for unpaid wages from October to December 2023; for unpaid pension contributions from 2017 to 2023, with £1,876.38 awarded under the Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) Order 1994; for holiday pay on termination, with £192.30 gross under regulation 14 of the Working Time Regulations 1998; and for failure to provide written particulars of employment, with £1,923.04 under section 38 Employment Act 2002. On the figures stated, the total award is £30,842.80.