Mrs E Woods v The Manor (Greasby) Limited (in voluntary liquidation) — 2020

Mrs E Woods was 58 years old at the effective date of termination. The tribunal found that she was made redundant on 5 August 2019 and awarded a redundancy payment of £1,500, calculated from a gross weekly wage of £200, five years' service, and a multiplicand of 1.5.

The claimant's wrongful dismissal claim was found well-founded, and the tribunal ordered five weeks' unpaid statutory notice pay of £834.90 net, based on £166.98 net per week. The unfair dismissal claim also succeeded. The tribunal awarded £1,317.92 for unfair dismissal, made up of £667.92 loss of earnings for four weeks at £166.98 net and £650.00 for loss of statutory rights. The judgment records that the basic award had been subsumed by the statutory redundancy payment.

The unlawful deduction of wages claim succeeded, with an award of £166.98 for one week's net wages. The tribunal noted that the Recoupment Regulations applied to £667.92 because the claimant was in receipt of benefits during the relevant period between 5 August and 5 September 2019, but not to the other sums totalling £3,151.88. The attached interest notice stated that unpaid sums would carry interest under the Employment Tribunals (Interest) Order 1990 at 8% from 11 March 2020 if not paid within 14 days of the judgment being sent.