Mr M Forshaw Mrs N Anwar v AAqua Limited — 2023

The judgment was made under rule 21 of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013 because the respondent had failed to present a valid response on time to the claims brought by Mr M Forshaw and Mrs N Anwar. Employment Judge KM Ross decided that the claims, or parts of them, could properly be determined under rule 21.

For Mr Forshaw, the tribunal found that the respondent had made an unauthorised deduction from wages and ordered payment of £7,083.33 for one month's pay for August. It also found that he had been dismissed in breach of contract in respect of notice and ordered damages of £7,083.33 for one month's notice. The respondent had failed to pay his accrued annual leave entitlement of 7.5 days, for which the tribunal awarded £1,746.57. His claim for a redundancy payment was struck out because he had insufficient service with the respondent to bring such a claim.

For Mrs Anwar, the tribunal found that the respondent had made an unauthorised deduction from wages and ordered payment of £6,741 for one month's pay for August. It also found that she had been dismissed in breach of contract in respect of notice and awarded £6,741 for one month's notice. The respondent had failed to pay her accrued annual leave entitlement of 11 days, for which the tribunal awarded £2,438.

The total monetary awards recorded in the judgment are £15,913.23 for Mr Forshaw and £15,920 for Mrs Anwar, giving an aggregate total of £31,833.23. The interest notice stated that no interest was payable if the sums were paid in full within 14 days after 28 February 2023, and that otherwise interest would accrue from 1 March 2023 at 8% per annum.