Case 2404527/2023 · Employment Tribunal

G Panoudis v Mach Recruitment Limited — 2024

Case reference: 2404527/2023
Decision date: 18 January 2024
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Batten

Indexed: 19 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

G Panoudis

Respondent

Mach Recruitment Limited

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The Tribunal, sitting as Employment Judge Batten alone, held that the claimant's unfair dismissal claim was well-founded. It ordered the respondent to pay a basic award and a compensatory award, including immediate loss of earnings, loss of statutory rights, and a 25% uplift for a complete absence of adherence to the ACAS code of practice.

The Tribunal also found that the respondent failed to give the claimant the required contractual one month's notice of termination and awarded damages for that default. It further found that the respondent failed to pay 20 days' accrued unused holiday entitlement due on termination.

The recoupment provisions applied to the unfair dismissal award. The schedule identified the total unfair dismissal award, the prescribed period, the prescribed element, and the excess over the prescribed element.

Claims and outcomes

3 findings recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unfair dismissal	The claim was described as well-founded. The unfair dismissal award comprised a basic award of £1,404.51 and a compensatory award of £15,098.23, including immediate loss of earnings, loss of statutory rights and a 25% uplift for absence of adherence to the ACAS code of practice.	Upheld	—	£16,503
Breach of contract	The judgment found the respondent failed to give the claimant the required contractual one month's notice of termination and awarded damages for that default.	Upheld	—	£1,673
Holiday pay	The judgment found the respondent failed to pay the claimant for 20 days' accrued unused holiday entitlement due at termination.	Upheld	—	£2,232

Remedy

Monetary award

Total award: £20,407; across all upheld claims
Basic award: £1,405; statutory, unfair dismissal
Compensatory award: £15,098; compensatory remedy recorded

Legal tests applied

2 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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