Case 2407887/2022 · Employment Tribunal
Mr C Wood v Harmony Fire Limited — 2024
- Case reference
- 2407887/2022
- Decision date
- 29 January 2024
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Aspinall
- Venue
- Liverpool
- Panel members
- Ms Price, Mr Taylor
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mr C Wood
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe Tribunal, sitting at Liverpool before Employment Judge Aspinall with Ms Price and Mr Taylor, heard the claimant's complaints of direct discrimination and victimisation on the protected characteristic of lack of religion or belief, together with claims for holiday pay under the Working Time Regulations 1998, unauthorised deduction from wages in relation to a bonus, and breach of contract in relation to a peer review bonus. The unanimous judgment dismissed each complaint.
The direct discrimination claim and the victimisation claim based on lack of religion or belief both failed. The judgment records those complaints as not succeeding, and no remedy was awarded on either claim.
The holiday pay claim under the Working Time Regulations 1998 was found to have been brought out of time. The Tribunal found it was reasonably practicable for the complaint to have been brought in time, and the claim was therefore dismissed.
The section 13 unauthorised deduction from wages complaint failed because the claimant could not establish an entitlement to bonus as wages properly payable to him. The breach of contract complaint for failing to pay the peer review bonus also failed because the claimant could not establish any contractual entitlement to that bonus. The written record notes that reasons were given orally at the hearing and no written reasons would follow unless requested.
Claims and outcomes
5 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion or belief discrimination | Direct discrimination complaint based on the claimant's lack of religion or belief failed. | Dismissed | Religion or belief | — |
| Victimisation | Victimisation complaint based on the claimant's lack of religion or belief failed. | Dismissed | Religion or belief | — |
| Holiday pay | Holiday pay claim under the Working Time Regulations 1998 was found to be out of time; the Tribunal found it was reasonably practicable for the complaint to have been brought in time. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Section 13 unauthorised deduction complaint for bonus failed because the claimant could not establish an entitlement to bonus as wages properly payable. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Breach of contract | Breach of contract complaint for failure to pay the peer review bonus failed because the claimant could not establish a contractual entitlement to the bonus. | Dismissed | — | — |
Official outcome judgment PDF
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