Case 2500485/2025 · Employment Tribunal
Ms R Frater v Leazes Arcade Limited — 2025
- Case reference
- 2500485/2025
- Decision date
- 2 July 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Langridge Representation
- Venue
- Newcastle upon Tyne Hearing Centre via CVP video link
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Ms R Frater
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningEmployment Judge Langridge, sitting at Newcastle upon Tyne via CVP on 2 July 2025, found that the claimant's contractual terms were those set out in the signed job offer letter and contract dated 1 February 2024, not a later unsigned contract dated 11 March 2025. Under that contract she was entitled to two months' notice of termination once she had passed her three-month probationary period on 7 June 2024.
On being made redundant the respondent paid one week's pay in lieu of notice (£634.60) instead of the gross sum due of £5,500. The Tribunal held the breach of contract complaint in respect of notice pay was well-founded and awarded the balance of £4,865.40 gross, calculated on gross pay to reflect that the sum is likely to be taxable as Post Employment Notice Pay.
The Tribunal also upheld the unauthorised deduction from wages complaint. The claimant was contractually entitled to pay or time off in lieu for overtime above a 45-hour week; she had agreed with her line manager to take TOIL in January/February 2025 but was made redundant in November 2024 before she could do so. Based on her contemporaneous records of 68 hours of overtime at a gross hourly rate of £14.10, the respondent was ordered to pay £958.80 subject to deduction of any tax or National Insurance due.
Claims and outcomes
2 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breach of contract | Notice pay claim well-founded; claimant entitled to 2 months' notice after passing 3-month probation, paid only 1 week (£634.60) of £5,500 gross owed. | Upheld | — | £4,865 |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Unauthorised deduction in respect of 68 hours of accrued overtime (TOIL) that could not be taken before redundancy; calculated at gross hourly rate of £14.10. | Upheld | — | £959 |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £5,824
- across all upheld claims
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