Case 2411672/2023 · Employment Tribunal

Miss M Wallace v Gaudium Ltd — 2024

Case reference: 2411672/2023
Decision date: 17 April 2024
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Cookson Date

Indexed: 17 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Miss M Wallace

Respondent

Gaudium Ltd

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

This was a Rule 21 judgment issued by Employment Judge Cookson on 27 March 2024 and sent to the parties on 17 April 2024. The tribunal found that the respondent, Gaudium Ltd, had made an unauthorised deduction from the claimant's wages and ordered payment of the gross sum of £4,141.84, comprising underpayment of wages for September 2023 (£2,340.45) and October 2023 (£442.90), unpaid employee pension scheme contributions (£1,058.49), and an underpayment of expenses (£300).

The tribunal further found that the respondent had failed to pay the claimant's untaken annual leave entitlement of 22 days at the end of employment, and ordered payment of the gross sum of £1,694.00. The claimant was noted as responsible for any tax liabilities arising on the gross award if tax was not deducted at source.

The respondent was therefore ordered to pay a total of £5,835.84, and the hearing previously listed for 3 June 2024 was cancelled. A separate notice regarding interest under the Employment Tribunals (Interest) Order 1990 was attached, identifying 17 April 2024 as the relevant decision day and 18 April 2024 as the calculation day at the stipulated rate of 8% per annum.

Claims and outcomes

2 findings recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unlawful deduction from wages	Comprises underpayment of wages September 2023 (£2,340.45), October 2023 (£442.90), unpaid employee pension contributions (£1,058.49) and underpayment of expenses (£300). Rule 21 judgment.	Upheld	—	£4,142
Holiday pay	Respondent failed to pay 22 days of untaken annual leave entitlement at the end of employment. Brought under the Working Time Regulations heading per gov.uk listing.	Upheld	—	£1,694

Remedy

Monetary award

Total award: £5,836; across all upheld claims

Legal tests applied

3 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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