Mrs CA Maltzahn v Swifts Newsagents Limited — 2022

The tribunal proceeded under rule 21 because the respondent failed to present a valid response on time. On that basis, the Employment Judge determined the claim without a contested hearing and made findings on the papers.

The tribunal held that Mrs CA Maltzahn was dismissed in breach of contract because the respondent failed to give notice. It ordered Swifts Newsagents Limited to pay damages of £1,366.97 gross, calculated as 11 weeks' statutory notice at £124.27 per week.

The tribunal also found that the claimant was dismissed by reason of redundancy and therefore was entitled to a statutory redundancy payment. It ordered payment of £2,050.46, calculated in the judgment as 11 complete years' service at 1.5 weeks for each year when the claimant was aged over 40, using the weekly figure of £124.27.

The written notice also records the tribunal's standard interest information under the Employment Tribunals (Interest) Order 1990, including a relevant decision day of 20 December 2022, a calculation day of 21 December 2022, and a stipulated rate of 8% per annum, but no separate interest figure is stated in the judgment itself.