Mr D Pickup v Greatcell Solar UK Ltd — 2020

The respondent did not present a response, so the tribunal determined the claim under Rule 21 on the information before Judge Parkin, in particular the claimant's letter dated 21 November 2019. The tribunal found that Greatcell Solar UK Ltd had made an unauthorised deduction from wages and ordered it to pay Mr D Pickup £15,804.66 gross, after crediting salary already received and a payment from the Insolvency Service.

The tribunal also found that deductions had been made from the claimant's wages in respect of pension contributions that were deducted from salary but not paid into the pension scheme. It ordered payment of £746.33 in full. It further held that the claimant had been dismissed in breach of contract as to notice and awarded £2,009.63 gross damages, assessed on the basis of gross pay for the notice period and reduced for payments received from the Insolvency Service and from new employment.

Finally, the tribunal found that holiday entitlement had not been paid and ordered payment of £402.55 net after crediting a payment from the Insolvency Service. The judgment notes that damages for breach of contract were assessed on the claimant's gross pay for the notice period and that HMRC was likely to require tax and national insurance to be paid on that sum as Post-Employment Notice Pay.