Case 2405840/2020 · Employment Tribunal
Miss C Thompson v Jayne Flanagan — 2020
- Case reference
- 2405840/2020
- Decision date
- 12 March 2020
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Buzzard
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Miss C Thompson
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe case was heard at Liverpool by video hearing on 1 March 2021 before Employment Judge Buzzard sitting alone. The respondent conceded the claimant's statutory redundancy payment, her notice pay claim, her claim for unpaid holiday pay for the 2020-2021 leave year, and the associated interest on the breach of contract damages. The tribunal therefore ordered payment of £1,188.95 as a redundancy payment, £1,188.95 for notice, £71.34 for unpaid holiday pay, and £85.91 interest.
The tribunal dismissed the claimant's historic holiday pay claims for the 2017-2018 and 2019-2020 leave years, and it dismissed her claim for unpaid wages arising from the first week of her employment in 2015, each as not well founded.
The unfair dismissal claim succeeded. The tribunal found that the claimant had been unfairly dismissed because the respondent failed to follow a fair consultation process. It also found that the claimant was the only manager and that, because the respondent had decided not to employ a manager, she would have been made redundant even if a fair consultation had taken place, so no compensation for unfair dismissal was awarded.
Claims and outcomes
7 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redundancy | Statutory redundancy payment conceded by the respondent and awarded in the agreed amount. | Upheld | — | £1,189 |
| Breach of contract | Breach of contract claim for notice of dismissal; the respondent conceded liability and the tribunal awarded five weeks' gross pay. | Upheld | — | £1,189 |
| Breach of contract | Breach of contract claim for unpaid holiday pay for the leave year 2020-2021; conceded by the respondent. | Upheld | — | £71 |
| Other | Interest on the damages awarded for breach of contract. | Upheld | — | £86 |
| Holiday pay | Historic holiday pay claims for the leave years 2017-2018 and 2019-2020 were dismissed as not well founded. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Claim relating to unpaid wages arising from the first week of employment in 2015 was dismissed as not well founded. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Unfair dismissal | Dismissal found unfair because the respondent failed to follow a fair consultation process; no compensation was awarded because the tribunal found the claimant would still have been made redundant. |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £2,535
- across all upheld claims
Official outcome judgment PDF
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