Case 2407427/2024 · Employment Tribunal
A McCarthy and others v Langton Law Ltd — 2025
- Case reference
- 2407427/2024
- Decision date
- 1 May 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Johnson
Parties
2 namedClaimant
A McCarthy and others
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe tribunal proceeded under rule 22 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 because the respondent did not present valid responses on time to the claims in the attached schedule. It determined the claims without a hearing, said none of the claimants should attend the listed hearing on 7 April 2025, and recorded that judgment was sent to the parties on 1 May 2025.
For A McCarthy, the tribunal found an unauthorised deduction from wages and awarded £1,209.00 for 1-22 August 2024, unpaid holiday pay of £886.60, and breach of contract damages of £1,750.00 for notice pay. It said the notice pay was calculated using gross pay to reflect the likelihood of tax as post-employment notice pay. It made no redundancy payment, stating that the claimant did not have the necessary two years' qualifying service and had not persuaded the tribunal otherwise.
For E Owens, the tribunal awarded £1,903.86 for unpaid wages for 1-22 August 2024, £634.62 for one week's notice pay, £634.62 for holiday pay, and £1,586.55 as a redundancy payment, producing a total gross sum of £4,759.65. For S Pinnington, it awarded £1,556.85 for unpaid wages for 1-21 August 2024, £1,297.38 for 2.5 weeks' notice pay, and £1,349.27 for holiday pay, but made no redundancy payment for the same qualifying-service reason, producing a total gross sum of £4,203.50.
The judgment also recorded that no awards had yet been made to N Jones, J Williamson, D Senior or O Brennan. The written notice attached to the judgment stated that interest would be payable under the Employment Tribunals (Interest) Order 1990 if sums were not paid within 14 days, at the stipulated rate of 8% per annum from 2 May 2025, but the judgment text did not quantify any interest award.
Claims and outcomes
12 findings recordedThis case has mixed outcomes under at least one legal claim type. A tribunal can uphold some allegations and dismiss others under the same legal head, so rows below may represent separate issues or allegation groups from the judgment.
| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Unauthorised deduction from wages for 1-22 August 2024, calculated as 3 weeks x £403.00. | Upheld | — | £1,209 |
| Holiday pay | Unpaid holiday entitlement awarded as £886.60. | Upheld | — | £887 |
| Breach of contract | Notice pay awarded as gross damages; the tribunal said the figure reflected the likelihood of tax as post-employment notice pay. | Upheld | — | £1,750 |
| Redundancy | No award was made because the claimant was said not to have the necessary two years' qualifying service, and the tribunal was not persuaded otherwise. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Unauthorised deduction from wages for 1-22 August 2024, calculated as 3 weeks x £634.62 per week. | Upheld | — | £1,904 |
| Breach of contract | Notice pay awarded at 1 week's pay; the tribunal noted the claimant had started a new job on higher pay, which extinguished the claim for further notice pay. |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £12,809
- across all upheld claims
Official outcome judgment PDF
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