Mr J Ashcroft v J H T R Media Limited (in Voluntary Liquidation) — 2023

In a Rule 21 judgment, Employment Judge Dunlop found in favour of Mr J Ashcroft on all four heads of claim against J H T R Media Limited (in Voluntary Liquidation). The tribunal held that the respondent had made an unauthorised deduction from wages and ordered payment of £2,873 gross.

The tribunal also found that the claimant had been dismissed in breach of contract in respect of notice and awarded £1,965 damages. The judgment states that this figure was calculated using gross pay to reflect the likelihood that the claimant would have to pay tax on it as post-employment notice pay.

The tribunal further found that the claimant was dismissed by reason of redundancy and entitled to a redundancy payment of £1,362. It also held that the respondent had failed to pay the claimant's accrued annual leave entitlement and ordered payment of £272.40 gross.

The judgment notice records the relevant decision day as 8 September 2023 and explains that interest would be payable if any award remained unpaid after 14 days, but no separate interest amount is stated in the judgment text.