Mr Eyles v Hopworks Brew Co Limited — 2025

Employment Judge Anderson, sitting alone at Manchester via CVP on 25 April 2025, heard the claimant Mr Eyles in person against Hopworks Brew Co Limited, which had not entered a response and was represented at the hearing by its director Mr Leyland. The tribunal upheld the claimant's claim of unlawful deduction from wages and ordered payment of £1,687.35, and upheld his claim of wrongful dismissal with damages of £538.00, noting that the recoupment regulations did not apply.

The tribunal also found that the respondent had failed to provide a payslip contrary to s.8 Employment Rights Act 1996; that claim was well founded but no separate compensation was awarded. In addition, the tribunal found that the respondent had failed to provide a statement of terms and conditions of employment and awarded two weeks' pay of £1,076.00 under s.38 Employment Act 2002.

All sums were calculated on a gross basis. The judgment records that the sums set out are the outstanding amounts after giving credit for a net sum of £2,308 received by the claimant on the day of the hearing.