Case 2404816/2024 · Employment Tribunal
1. Mr A Hinchliffe 2. Miss L Hinchliffe v Desmond L Bannon and Sons — 2025
- Case reference
- 2404816/2024
- Decision date
- 3 March 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Phil Allen
Parties
2 namedClaimant
1. Mr A Hinchliffe 2. Miss L Hinchliffe
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningOn 3 March 2025 the tribunal entered judgment under rule 22 because the respondent had failed to present a valid response on time. The title was amended to Desmond L Bannon & Sons Ltd to reflect the correct legal name of the respondent, and the hearing listed for 15 and 16 May 2025 was cancelled.
Mr A Hinchliffe succeeded on unfair dismissal, unauthorised deduction from wages, breach of contract in respect of notice, and unpaid holiday entitlement. The tribunal found the unfair dismissal complaint well-founded and awarded a basic award of £1,920.00 and a compensatory award of £9,156.00. It also ordered payment of £1,653.00 for unauthorised deduction from wages, £1,024.00 for notice pay calculated by reference to a weekly gross pay of £256.00 and 4 weeks' statutory notice, and £638.40 for holiday entitlement, giving a total gross sum of £14,391.40.
Miss L Hinchliffe also succeeded on unfair dismissal, unauthorised deduction from wages, breach of contract in respect of notice, and unpaid holiday entitlement. The tribunal awarded a basic award of £1,852.00 and a compensatory award of £4,805.20 for unfair dismissal. It further ordered £4,001.90 for unauthorised deduction from wages, £1,389.00 for notice pay calculated by reference to a weekly gross pay of £463.00 and 3 weeks' statutory notice, and £270.10 for holiday entitlement, giving a total gross sum of £12,318.20.
Claims and outcomes
8 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfair dismissal | Mr A Hinchliffe: unfair dismissal held well-founded; basic award £1,920.00 and compensatory award £9,156.00, total £11,076.00. | Upheld | — | £11,076 |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Mr A Hinchliffe: unauthorised deduction from wages; gross sum £1,653.00. | Upheld | — | £1,653 |
| Breach of contract | Mr A Hinchliffe: dismissed in breach of contract in respect of notice; gross damages £1,024.00, calculated at weekly gross pay of £256.00 x 4 weeks' statutory notice and treated as post-employment notice pay. | Upheld | — | £1,024 |
| Holiday pay | Mr A Hinchliffe: failed to pay holiday entitlement; gross sum £638.40. | Upheld | — | £638 |
| Unfair dismissal | Miss L Hinchliffe: unfair dismissal held well-founded; basic award £1,852.00 and compensatory award £4,805.20, total £6,657.20. | Upheld | — | £6,657 |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Miss L Hinchliffe: unauthorised deduction from wages; gross sum £4,001.90. | Upheld | — | £4,002 |
| Breach of contract |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £26,710
- across all upheld claims
- Basic award
- £3,772
- statutory, unfair dismissal
- Compensatory award
- £13,961
- compensatory remedy recorded
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