L Johnstone v Alan Stuart Engineering Limited — 2022

The tribunal determined the claim under rule 21 of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013 because the respondent failed to present a valid response on time. On that basis, Employment Judge Mark Butler made a determination on the papers and cancelled the hearing listed for 4 October 2022.

The tribunal ordered the respondent to pay £696.00 for failure to provide a written statement of employment particulars, described in the judgment as two weeks' salary at £348.00 per week. It also found that the claimant had been dismissed in breach of contract in respect of notice and awarded £4,176.00, calculated as 12 weeks' statutory notice at £348 per week.

The tribunal further found that the claimant was dismissed by reason of redundancy and awarded a redundancy payment of £6,612.00. The judgment explains this as 18 complete years at one week's pay for service aged 22 to 40, plus 2 complete years at half a week's pay for service aged below 22.

Finally, the tribunal found that the respondent had failed to pay the claimant's holiday entitlement and ordered £696.00. The judgment includes an Employment Tribunals (Interest) Order 1990 notice stating that the relevant judgment day was 12 August 2022, the calculation day was 13 August 2022, and the stipulated rate of interest was 8%, but it does not state a separate interest amount in the judgment itself.