Mrs C Matthew v Real Estate Agencies Limited — 2024

This was a Rule 21 judgment issued by Employment Judge Holmes on 15 February 2024 and sent to the parties on 27 February 2024. The tribunal found in the claimant's favour on each of the matters before it without a contested hearing on the merits being recorded in the judgment text.

The respondent was found to have made an unauthorised deduction from the claimant's wages, comprising unpaid wages from August 2023 (£348.86) and unpaid mileage from July and August 2023 (£247.50). The tribunal further found that the claimant was dismissed in breach of contract without notice and awarded damages of £1,588.44, and that she was dismissed by reason of redundancy and entitled to a statutory redundancy payment of £3,971.10. The respondent was also ordered to pay £96.84 in respect of accrued but unpaid annual leave for July and August 2023.

The judgment notes that the claimant will be responsible for any tax liabilities arising from the gross sums awarded where tax is not deducted at source. An accompanying notice sets out the statutory interest position under the Employment Tribunals (Interest) Order 1990, with a relevant decision day of 27 February 2024 and a stipulated rate of 8% per annum.