Case 2500746/2023 · Employment Tribunal
Mr P Hanlon v Purmo Group (UK) Ltd HELD AT: Newcastle — 2023
- Case reference
- 2500746/2023
- Decision date
- 18 April 2023
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Aspden
- Panel members
- Mr S Carter, Mrs D Winter
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mr P Hanlon
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe tribunal’s unanimous judgment dismissed the claimant’s complaints for damages for breach of contract relating to pay from January 2022; unlawful deductions from wages and/or breach of contract in relation to sick pay due for December 2022 and January to April 2023; unlawful deduction from wages and/or breach of contract in relation to pay due from 18 April 2023; two Equality Act harassment complaints about the non-payment of sick pay and wages and about a failure to review pay; and the unfair dismissal complaint.
The tribunal also struck out the remaining Equality Act complaints because it held that it had no jurisdiction to determine them: they had been brought outside the time limits in section 123 of the Equality Act 2010. The extracted judgment does not identify the substantive nature of those struck-out Equality Act complaints. The written record notes that reasons were given orally at the hearing and that written reasons would not be provided unless requested in accordance with the note at the end of the judgment.
Claims and outcomes
7 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breach of contract | Complaint for damages for breach of contract relating to pay from January 2022 was found not well founded and dismissed. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Complaint that the respondent made unlawful deductions from wages, and/or breached the contract of employment, in relation to sick pay due for December 2022 and January to April 2023 was dismissed. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Complaint that the respondent made an unlawful deduction from wages, and/or breached the contract of employment, in relation to pay due from 18 April 2023 was dismissed. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Harassment | Complaint under the Equality Act 2010 that the respondent harassed the claimant by failing to pay amounts properly payable in respect of sick pay between December 2022 and April 2023 and wages from 18 April 2023 was dismissed. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Harassment | Complaint under the Equality Act 2010 that the respondent harassed the claimant by failing to review his pay in February 2023 was dismissed. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Unfair dismissal | Complaint of unfair dismissal was dismissed. | Dismissed |
Legal tests applied
1 reference- section 123 Equality Act 2010
Official outcome judgment PDF
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