Mr M Wilson v C P Hood Mechanical Limited — 2020

The tribunal found that the respondent had made unlawful deductions from the claimant's wages. The respondent accepted that the claimant was owed final week's pay of £475.98, but had deducted £927.50, comprising £600 for an insurance excess and £327.50 for recovery of training costs. The tribunal held that the contractual clause only entitled the respondent to deduct £250 for the insurance excess and £81.88 for the training costs, leaving £144.10 due to the claimant.

The tribunal also found that holiday pay had not been paid in full. It awarded the claimant £168.00 for one and a half days' holiday pay. One day was admitted by the respondent as due, and the remaining half day was allowed by the tribunal as part of the outstanding balance of an agreement between the parties concerning time taken in relation to attendance at the training course.

The total ordered to be paid was £312.10, payable within fourteen days of the date the order was sent to the parties. The written record states that reasons were given orally at the hearing and no written reasons would be provided unless requested in time.