Mr B Ackroyd v S&J Hall Scaffolding Services Ltd — 2023

The respondent failed to present a valid response on time, and Employment Judge Holmes decided the matter under Rule 21 of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013. On that basis, the tribunal made a determination on the claimant's claims without a contested response from the respondent.

The tribunal found that the respondent had made an unauthorised deduction from wages and ordered payment of £175.00, calculated at £35.00 per day for 5 days. It also found an unauthorised deduction in relation to unpaid sickness pay and ordered £180.00.

The tribunal further found that the claimant was dismissed in breach of contract in respect of notice and awarded £175.00, being one week's statutory notice at £175.00 per week. It also found that the respondent had failed to pay holiday entitlement and ordered £245.00, calculated at £35.00 per day for 7 days. The sums were ordered gross, with the claimant remaining liable to account to HMRC for any tax and national insurance due. The written decision included the standard interest notice stating that interest would run from 8 July 2023 at 8% per annum if the sums were not paid within 14 days of the decision being sent.