Mr S Treharne v Alpha Energy Direct Limited — 2021

The tribunal upheld the claimant's unfair dismissal claim. It recorded that a Polkey reduction applied to the compensatory award, limiting compensation for loss of earnings to two weeks' pay of £1,240 and loss of statutory rights of £500. The written judgment does not identify any separate basic award.

The tribunal also upheld the claimant's statutory redundancy payment claim. It found that, on 11 years' continuous service, he was entitled to a redundancy payment of £4,070. As he had already received £1,198.24, the respondent was ordered to pay the balance of £2,871.76.

The claim for unpaid statutory notice pay also succeeded. On the same 11-year service basis, the tribunal found that £4,070 was due for notice pay. After crediting the £599.32 already paid, the respondent was ordered to pay £3,470.68.

The tribunal found the claim for a payment in lieu of accrued but untaken holiday to be well-founded after considering the evidence and the respondent's concession during the hearing. It recorded the claimant's calculation as £704 and directed the respondent to say within 14 days whether it accepted that figure; if not, the tribunal set out a further paper process and reserved the issue for later determination if necessary. The judgment states that the sums awarded are gross and that any income tax or National Insurance due is the claimant's responsibility.