Mrs E A Jamieson v Swifts Newsagents 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. An out-of-time response had been submitted, but it stated that the respondent did not contest the claim. The employment judge therefore made a determination on the papers.

The tribunal found that Mrs E A Jamieson had been dismissed in breach of contract in respect of notice and awarded £1,491.24, calculated on 12 weeks' statutory notice at £124.27 per week. It also found that she had been dismissed by reason of redundancy and was entitled to a redundancy payment of £3,728.10, calculated at 1.5 weeks for each complete year of service while she was aged over 40, with length of service capped at 20 years.

The tribunal further found that the respondent had failed to pay the claimant's holiday entitlement and ordered payment of £497.08, calculated as four weeks at £124.27 per week. The written record also contained the tribunal office's interest notice, stating that interest would start to accrue from 15 November 2022 at 8% per annum if the sums remained unpaid after 14 days, but no separate interest amount was set out in the judgment.