Miss E Fletcher v Webworks Internet UK Limited — 2020

Miss Fletcher brought claims for unpaid wages and commission, holiday pay and notice pay. The respondent filed a response denying the claims, but on the morning of the rehearing on 17 December 2019 it emailed the tribunal stating that it was willing to pay the sums claimed. The claimant attended because she wished to pursue reimbursement of expenses arising from the earlier hearing date of 18 November 2019.

The tribunal recorded that the claimant confirmed the sums she sought for the substantive money claims: £353.85 wages, £150.00 commission, £145.54 holiday pay and £442.30 notice pay. Judgment was therefore entered for those sums, together with the admitted wages and commission as unauthorised deduction of pay.

The tribunal also dealt with the claimant's attendance costs for 18 November 2019. It found that the respondent's postponement request had been made less than seven days before that hearing and had not been supported by evidence. In those circumstances, and under rule 76(1)(c), it ordered reimbursement of £96.20 for the claimant's lost pay, mileage and parking. The total ordered payable by the respondent was £1,187.89.