Case 2600216/2021 · Employment Tribunal
Mr Raja Zaheer Ahmad v Tanber Solutions Ltd — 2021
- Case reference
- 2600216/2021
- Decision date
- 22 December 2021
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Ahmed
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mr Raja Zaheer Ahmad
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe tribunal treated the preliminary hearing as a final hearing under Rule 48, finding that neither party would be materially prejudiced. The respondent had not filed an ET3 in time, and the tribunal entered judgment under Rule 21 on the basis of the claimant's ET1 and oral evidence.
The tribunal held that the redundancy payment claim had been presented outside the six-month time limit in section 164(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996, but accepted it under section 164(2). It also extended time for the breach of contract, unlawful deduction from wages and holiday pay claims, finding it had not been reasonably practicable to present those complaints in time.
On the merits, the tribunal found that the claimant had been dismissed by reason of redundancy and was entitled to a redundancy payment. It also found that the respondent failed to give the statutory minimum notice, made an unauthorised deduction of two weeks' wages, and failed to pay the claimant's holiday entitlement.
Claims and outcomes
4 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redundancy | The tribunal accepted the redundancy payment claim despite it being presented outside the six-month period, finding it just and equitable to do so under section 164(2) ERA 1996. | Upheld | — | £7,482 |
| Breach of contract | The tribunal found the claimant was dismissed in breach of contract because he was not given the minimum notice required by section 86 ERA 1996. | Upheld | — | £3,139 |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | The tribunal found an unauthorised deduction from wages of two weeks' wages at £261.60 per week. | Upheld | — | £523 |
| Holiday pay | Recorded from the judgment. | Upheld | — | £262 |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £11,406
- across all upheld claims
Legal tests applied
6 references- section 164(1) Employment Rights Act 1996
- section 164(2) Employment Rights Act 1996
- Rule 48 Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure 2013
- Rule 16 Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure 2013
- Rule 21 Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure 2013
- section 86 Employment Rights Act 1996
Official outcome judgment PDF
Gov.uk primary recordThe official judgment PDF on gov.uk contains the tribunal's outcome, reasoning, and any remedy details. Where this page does not yet show extracted outcomes for every claim, use the PDF as the authoritative source.
Published on gov.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
How we got this data
Case essentials (reference, date, judge, venue, country, claim categories) are extracted from the structured metadata gov.uk publishes alongside each decision. Parties and monetary figures are extracted from the judgment PDF text. Key findings and per-claim outcomes require a second extraction pass that is not yet complete for this case — until then, the primary source linked above is the authoritative record. See full methodology.
Named in this case and want it removed? Submit a takedown request. The page will be withdrawn on receipt and the editor will follow up within five working days.