Mrs S Day v Urban Candle Company Limited — 2019

Mrs S Day brought a complaint of unauthorised deduction from wages against Urban Candle Company Limited. The claimant attended in person. The respondent did not attend or appear and had not submitted a response form ET3.

The tribunal accepted the claimant's evidence about what she should have been paid and found that none of the monies due to her by way of wages had in fact been paid. It therefore held that the complaint of unauthorised deduction from wages was well-founded and succeeded.

The tribunal also amended the proceedings to reflect the correct respondent name as Urban Candle Company Limited after considering the employment document signed by Mr Matthew Patterson and given to the claimant on 2 January 2019. It noted that the proceedings had likely already come to the respondent's attention and saw no prejudice in making that amendment.

The tribunal ordered the respondent to pay £4,421.27 to the claimant in respect of wages unlawfully deducted. It stated that the amount was gross and that the claimant was responsible for any income tax and national insurance contributions on it.