Mr J Ward v Bark & Birch Ltd (In Compulsory Liquidation) — 2022

The Employment Judge determined the claim under rule 21 because the respondent had failed to present a valid response on time. On that basis, the judgment records that the tribunal could properly determine the claim without a response from the respondent.

The tribunal found that the respondent had made an unauthorised deduction from the claimant's wages for March and April 2022 and ordered payment of £7,230.72. It also found that the claimant had been dismissed in breach of contract in respect of notice and awarded £3,615.36 in damages, described as a net sum based on gross weekly pay because it was likely to be taxed as Post Employment Notice Pay.

Further awards were made for unpaid holiday entitlement of £3,434.59, reimbursement of expenses incurred in March and April 2022 in the sum of £2,815.00, and £1,490.55 for breach of contract relating to pension contributions deducted from pay but not applied to the claimant's pension. The extracted judgment also includes a notice under the Employment Tribunals (Interest) Order 1990 stating that interest is payable if sums are not paid within 14 days of the written record being sent, with a relevant decision day of 19 December 2022, calculation day of 20 December 2022, and stipulated rate of 8% per annum.