(1) Mrs Emma Brannigan (2) Mr Rhys Brannigan v Opium Investments Limited — 2023

The case was heard remotely at Newcastle on 7 July 2023 before Employment Judge Sweeney. Both claimants, Mrs Emma Brannigan and Mr Rhys Brannigan, appeared in person. The respondent, Opium Investments Limited, did not attend. The tribunal recorded that the claims were well founded and succeeded in respect of unlawful deduction of wages under section 23 Employment Rights Act 1996, payment of holiday pay under regulation 30 Working Time Regulations 1998, and wrongful dismissal (notice pay).

For Emma Brannigan, the tribunal ordered payment of a gross sum of £409 for unlawful deduction of wages, £396.48 for unpaid annual leave, and a net sum of £305.92 for failure to give notice, producing a total award of £1,111.40. For Rhys Brannigan, the tribunal ordered payment of a gross sum of £337.60 for unlawful deduction of wages, £330.85 for unpaid annual leave, and a net sum of £334.33 for failure to give notice, producing a total award of £1,002.78.

The written record states that reasons had been given orally at the hearing and that written reasons would not be provided unless requested within 14 days. No separate findings beyond the success of the three heads of claim and the specific monetary awards were recorded in the written judgment.