Mr L Bullock v Greedy Soul Catering Ltd — 2023

The claimant presented his claim on 12 April 2023 for unpaid wages, notice pay, and accrued but untaken holiday pay. The respondent did not present a response by the deadline, and the tribunal noted that the claim documents and subsequent correspondence had been sent to the respondent's registered office and email address. The matter was therefore determined under Rule 21 on the material available.

The tribunal recorded that the claimant had been employed from around June 2021 until 3 March 2023, when his employment was terminated with immediate effect. It accepted that his gross salary at termination was £25,000 per annum and that he had been paid £400 on or around 2 March 2023. On that basis, the tribunal found the claim for unlawful deduction of wages well-founded and awarded £2,083.34 gross for unpaid February 2023 salary.

On the notice pay claim, the tribunal accepted that the claimant was entitled to at least the statutory minimum notice period. It calculated his weekly net pay from the February 2023 payslip at £404.28, rather than the £384.61 claimed, and then deducted the £400 already paid. The resulting award for breach of contract was £4.28 net.

On holiday pay, the tribunal accepted that the claimant had accrued more untaken holiday than he had calculated. It found that he had 10.85 days' accrued but untaken holiday on termination, not 8.75 days, and awarded £743.15 gross under regulations 14 and 30 of the Working Time Regulations 1998. The total ordered to be paid was £2,830.77.