Miss S Hindmarch v Little Frogs Day Nursery and Pre School Limited — 2021

The tribunal proceeded under Rule 21 because the time for presenting a response had expired and no valid response had been presented by the respondent. It therefore entered judgment for Miss S Hindmarch against Little Frogs Day Nursery and Pre School Limited on the claims before it.

It found that the claimant had been dismissed in breach of contract in respect of notice and awarded damages of £1,389.96 gross. It also found that she had been dismissed by reason of redundancy and awarded a redundancy payment of £1,042.47.

The tribunal further found that the respondent had failed to pay the claimant's holiday entitlement and ordered payment of £694.28 gross. The order stated that the gross sums under the breach of contract and holiday pay heads were to be paid less appropriate deductions for tax and national insurance, if any, for which the respondent had to account to HMRC.

The attached notice stated that sums payable under the judgment may attract statutory interest if not paid within 14 days after the relevant decision day. It identified 5 November 2021 as the relevant judgment day, 6 November 2021 as the calculation day, and 8% as the stipulated rate of interest, but no separate interest figure was set out in the judgment itself.