Case 2501036/2022 · Employment Tribunal
Claimant v Visionary Food Group Ltd — 2022
- Case reference
- 2501036/2022
- Decision date
- 20 December 2022
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Aspden
- Panel members
- Mr JA Weatherston, Mrs D Winter
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Claimant
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe tribunal sat at Newcastle before Employment Judge Aspden with Mr JA Weatherston and Mrs D Winter. It unanimously found that Mr M Rusak was entitled to a statutory redundancy payment and that his complaints of unfair dismissal, breach of contract for termination without notice, and unpaid holiday pay under regulation 14 of the Working Time Regulations 1998 were well founded.
The tribunal ordered payment of £855.00 statutory redundancy pay, £5,550.60 compensation for unfair dismissal, £570.00 damages for breach of contract, and £171.00 holiday pay. The unfair dismissal award was a compensatory award only.
The recoupment regulations applied to the unfair dismissal award. The tribunal recorded a grand total of £5,550.60 for that award, a prescribed element of £5,550.60, a prescribed period from 1 July 2022 to 20 December 2022, and a balance of £0. The judgment also records that complaints made under the Equality Act 2010 were dismissed on withdrawal.
Claims and outcomes
5 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redundancy | The tribunal found the claimant entitled to a statutory redundancy payment. | Upheld | — | £855 |
| Unfair dismissal | The complaint was well founded. The award was £5,550.60, made up of a compensatory award only, and the recoupment regulations were applied. | Upheld | — | £5,551 |
| Breach of contract | The tribunal found the respondent breached the contract by terminating without notice. The award was subject to any deductions required by law to be made and paid to HMRC. | Upheld | — | £570 |
| Holiday pay | Holiday pay was found due under regulation 14 of the Working Time Regulations 1998. The award was subject to any deductions required by law to be made and paid to HMRC. | Upheld | — | £171 |
| Other | The judgment records complaints made under the Equality Act 2010 as dismissed on withdrawal. The extracted text does not identify the underlying complaint type. | Withdrawn | — | — |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £7,147
- across all upheld claims
- Compensatory award
- £5,551
- compensatory remedy recorded
Official outcome judgment PDF
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