Case 2409380/2023 · Employment Tribunal

Mrs H Patel (2409380/2023 and 2409382/2023); Miss E Shaw (2409521/2023); Mrs G P Chapman (2409523/2023). v Simon Holroyd and 1 other — 2024

Case reference: 2409380/2023
Decision date: 3 April 2024
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Leach Case

Indexed: 17 May 2026

Parties

3 named

Claimant

Mrs H Patel (2409380/2023 and 2409382/2023); Miss E Shaw (2409521/2023); Mrs G P Chapman (2409523/2023).

Respondents

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The respondents failed to present a valid response on time and the Employment Judge proceeded to make a determination under Rule 21 of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013. All claims against the first respondent, Simon Holroyd, were dismissed, and claim 2409380/2023 was dismissed as a duplicate. The tribunal found that the claimants had been dismissed from their employment with the second respondent, Scan House Summarisation Limited, on 2 June 2023.

The claims against the second respondent succeeded as set out in the Annex. Mrs Patel (2409382/2023) was awarded £2,780 in total, comprising £260 for unauthorised wage deductions, £1,200 damages for breach of contract regarding notice, £120 for accrued holiday entitlement, and a £1,200 redundancy payment. Mrs Chapman was awarded £378 in total (£189 notice damages and £189 holiday entitlement). Miss Shaw was awarded £777.69 in total (£450 notice damages and £327.69 holiday entitlement).

A notice under the Employment Tribunals (Interest) Order 1990 was issued, recording the relevant decision day as 2 April 2024, the calculation day as 3 April 2024, and the stipulated rate of interest as 8%.

Claims and outcomes

10 findings recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unlawful deduction from wages	Mrs Patel (2409382/2023): second respondent ordered to pay £260 gross for unauthorised deductions from wages.	Upheld	—	£260
Breach of contract	Mrs Patel (2409382/2023): dismissed in breach of contract in respect of notice; damages of £1200 gross.	Upheld	—	£1,200
Holiday pay	Mrs Patel (2409382/2023): failure to pay accrued holiday entitlement (one day); £120 gross.	Upheld	—	£120
Redundancy	Mrs Patel (2409382/2023): dismissed by reason of redundancy; entitled to redundancy payment of £1200.	Upheld	—	£1,200
Breach of contract	Mrs G Chapman (2409523/2023): dismissed in breach of contract in respect of notice; damages of £189 gross.	Upheld	—	£189
Holiday pay	Mrs G Chapman (2409523/2023): failure to pay accrued holiday entitlement (a week, on basis of 3-day working week); £189 gross.	Upheld	—	£189
Breach of contract	Miss E Shaw (2409521/2023): dismissed in breach of contract in respect of notice; damages of £450 gross.

Remedy

Monetary award

Total award: £3,936; across all upheld claims

Legal tests applied

3 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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