Miss S Dawson v Mr Scott Meikle — 2020

The respondent did not present a response, and the tribunal proceeded under Rule 21 of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013. The claimant gave evidence that she worked for the respondent from 1 November 2018 to 6 September 2019 on gross pay of £25,000 per year, and the tribunal accepted payslip evidence showing what had been paid and what remained outstanding.

On the unlawful deductions claim, the tribunal found that wages were not paid for May, June, July, August, and the first week of September 2019. It accepted that the total gross amount properly payable at the end of the series of deductions was £8,836.07, equivalent to £7,456.39 net. The claimant had later received £6,000 in three instalments of £2,000, but because the respondent did not appear or explain whether those sums were gross or net, the tribunal treated them as gross payments in part satisfaction of the claim. That left £2,836.07 gross outstanding, which the tribunal ordered the respondent to pay.

The tribunal also upheld the breach of contract claim for unpaid expenses. The claimant produced a print-out showing outstanding expenses of £699.93, and the tribunal ordered that sum to be paid. The judgment does not record any separate award for interest or other heads of loss, and the overall monetary award was therefore £3,536.00.