Case 2500401/2023 · Employment Tribunal

Mr. M.Lupyna (1) Mr V. Lupyna (2) v Safe Strip UK Limited — 2023

Case reference: 2500401/2023
Decision date: 11 August 2023
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge T.R. Smith
Venue: Newcastle

Indexed: 22 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Mr. M.Lupyna (1) Mr V. Lupyna (2)

Respondent

Safe Strip UK Limited

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

On the first claimant's unlawful deduction from wages complaint, the tribunal found that non-payment of salary from 02 December 2022 until 13 January 2023 was well-founded and ordered payment of £2,880. On the second claimant's wage claims, it found that non-payment of a guarantee payment and non-payment of salary from 02 December 2022 until 21 December 2022 were both well-founded, with awards of £155 and £1,768 respectively.

The tribunal dismissed the second claimant's holiday pay complaint. It upheld the second claimant's unfair dismissal complaint, found that he did not cause or contribute to his dismissal, and held that any unfair dismissal award should be reduced by 75% on the Polkey principle from 27 January 2023. The extract does not state any quantified unfair dismissal award.

Claims and outcomes

5 findings recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unlawful deduction from wages	The judgment records that the first claimant's complaint of non-payment of salary from 02 December 2022 until 13 January 2023 was well-founded, but the order sentence states that the respondent is ordered to pay the second claimant £2,880.	Upheld	—	£2,880
Unlawful deduction from wages	The second claimant's complaint concerned non-payment of a guarantee payment.	Upheld	—	£155
Unlawful deduction from wages	The second claimant's complaint concerned non-payment of salary from 02 December 2022 until 21 December 2022.	Upheld	—	£1,768
Holiday pay	The second claimant's holiday pay complaint was found not well-founded and dismissed.	Dismissed	—	—
Unfair dismissal	The second claimant's unfair dismissal complaint was well-founded; the tribunal found he did not cause or contribute to his dismissal and said any award should be reduced by 75% on the Polkey principle from 27 January 2023. No quantified unfair dismissal award is stated in the extract.	Upheld	—	—

Legal tests applied

1 reference

Official outcome judgment PDF

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