Case 2500728/2025 · Employment Tribunal
D Rowell v Royale Oceanic International Limited — 2025
- Case reference
- 2500728/2025
- Decision date
- 19 August 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Sweeney
Parties
2 namedClaimant
D Rowell
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningEmployment Judge Sweeney gave judgment on liability under rule 22 of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2024 in favour of the claimant, D Rowell. The tribunal held that the claim for a statutory redundancy payment under section 163 Employment Rights Act 1996 was well founded and succeeded.
The tribunal also held that the claim for notice pay, treated as a breach of contract claim, was well founded and succeeded. In addition, the claims for unlawful deduction of wages, described as arrears of pay, and for holiday pay outstanding on termination of employment under regulation 30 of the Working Time Regulations 1998 were both well founded and succeeded.
The judgment records that a remedy hearing will be listed for a judge to determine the award to be made to the claimant. No monetary award is set out in the liability judgment.
Claims and outcomes
4 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redundancy | Statutory redundancy payment under section 163 Employment Rights Act 1996; the judgment says the claim was well founded and succeeds. | Upheld | — | — |
| Breach of contract | Claim for notice pay; the judgment treats this as a breach of contract claim and says it was well founded and succeeds. | Upheld | — | — |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Claim for unlawful deduction of wages described in the judgment as arrears of pay; it was well founded and succeeds. | Upheld | — | — |
| Holiday pay | Claim for payment of holiday pay outstanding on termination of employment under regulation 30 Working Time Regulations 1998; it was well founded and succeeds. | Upheld | — | — |
Legal tests applied
3 references- section 163 Employment Rights Act 1996
- regulation 30 Working Time Regulations 1998
- Rule 22 of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2024
Official outcome judgment PDF
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