Mrs K Clays v Griffin Nursery Ltd — 2024

The judgment was issued under Rule 21 of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013. Employment Judge Phil Allen found that the respondent had made an unauthorised deduction from the claimant's July and August 2023 wages and ordered payment of the net sum of £2,206.37. The respondent was also found to have breached the contract of employment by failing to pay deducted pension contributions to the relevant scheme, and damages of £118.87 (gross) were awarded.

The tribunal found that the claimant was dismissed in breach of contract in respect of 12 weeks' statutory notice (reflecting service from 2009), with damages of £3,176.65 (gross). The tribunal further found that the claimant was dismissed by reason of redundancy and was entitled to a redundancy payment of £5,559.12.

The judgment recorded that the claimant would be responsible for any tax liabilities on the gross awards where tax was not deducted at source. The total sum the respondent was ordered to pay was £11,061.01. A standard notice under the Employment Tribunals (Interest) Order 1990 was attached, setting the relevant decision day as 10 June 2024.