Case 2407359/2024 · Employment Tribunal
Miss D L Oliver v Cera Care Carers Ltd — 2025
- Case reference
- 2407359/2024
- Decision date
- 27 June 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Childe REPRESENTATION
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Miss D L Oliver
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe respondent did not present a response and did not attend the hearing, although it had notice. The tribunal heard evidence from the claimant at a public hearing and decided the claim without proceeding under rule 22. Employment Judge Childe found the complaint of unfair dismissal to be well-founded and held that the claimant had been unfairly dismissed. A basic award of £8,800 was ordered for the unfair dismissal.
The tribunal also found the complaint of breach of contract in relation to notice pay to be well-founded. It awarded £3,336 as damages for breach of contract, calculated using gross pay so as to reflect the likelihood that the claimant would have to pay tax on it as Post Employment Notice Pay.
The complaint of disability discrimination was also found well-founded. The tribunal awarded £11,700 for unlawful discrimination and recorded that this figure was agreed to be in the lower band of the Vento band applicable at the time the claim was submitted, with the amount determined on the basis of the evidence from the claimant. The tribunal stated that the total compensation payable was £23,836, made up of the basic award, the breach of contract damages and the discrimination compensation.
Claims and outcomes
3 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfair dismissal | Recorded from the judgment. | Upheld | — | £8,800 |
| Breach of contract | Breach of contract was in relation to notice pay; the tribunal said the 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. | Upheld | — | £3,336 |
| Disability discrimination | The tribunal awarded compensation for unlawful discrimination and said the amount was in the lower band of the Vento band applicable when the claimant submitted her claim. | Upheld | Disability | £11,700 |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £23,836
- across all upheld claims
- Basic award
- £8,800
- statutory, unfair dismissal
- Compensatory award
- £3,336
- compensatory remedy recorded
Legal tests applied
1 reference- Vento band
Official outcome judgment PDF
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