Case 2600675/2023 · Employment Tribunal
Second Claimant: Mr S Sallu Mr B Mandalia First v Second Respondent: Western & Noel Limited (in compulsory liquidation) Strong Maker Limited — 2023
- Case reference
- 2600675/2023
- Decision date
- 21 December 2023
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Welch REPRESENTATION
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Second Claimant: Mr S Sallu Mr B Mandalia First
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningEmployment Judge Welch in Leicester determined the consolidated claims of two claimants (Mr S Sallu and Mr B Mandalia) against two respondents. All claims against the first respondent (Western & Noel Limited, in compulsory liquidation) were dismissed; the substantive findings were against the second respondent Strong Maker Limited, which did not attend.
For each claimant the Tribunal upheld claims of unauthorised deductions from wages, breach of contract in relation to pension contributions, and unfair (and automatically unfair) dismissal, with a 25% ACAS uplift on the compensatory awards under section 207A TULR(C)A 1992. The first claimant received £900 in wages, £272.14 pension damages, a basic award of £1,350 and compensatory award of £6,697.56. His holiday pay claim was dismissed.
The second claimant received £1,538.46 in wages, £1,087.37 pension damages, a basic award of £1,427.50, a compensatory award of £10,492.50, and £2,000.02 in holiday pay. The Recoupment Regulations did not apply to either claimant.
Claims and outcomes
20 findings recordedThis case has mixed outcomes under at least one legal claim type. A tribunal can uphold some allegations and dismiss others under the same legal head, so rows below may represent separate issues or allegation groups from the judgment.
| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlawful deduction from wages | First claimant (Mr Sallu) - unauthorised deduction 26 December 2022 to 6 January 2023, against second respondent. | Upheld | — | £900 |
| Breach of contract | First claimant - failure to pay pension contributions, against second respondent. | Upheld | — | £272 |
| Breach of contract | First claimant - notice pay; no separate compensation as included in compensatory award. | Upheld | — | — |
| Unfair dismissal | First claimant - unfair and automatically unfair dismissal against second respondent: basic award £1,350 plus compensatory award £6,697.56 (including 25% ACAS uplift of £1,339.51). | Upheld | — | £8,048 |
| Holiday pay | First claimant - holiday pay claim not well-founded. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Second claimant (Mr Mandalia) - unauthorised deduction 12-23 December 2022, against second respondent. | Upheld |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £25,766
- across all upheld claims
- Basic award
- £2,778
- statutory, unfair dismissal
- Compensatory award
- £17,190
- compensatory remedy recorded
Legal tests applied
2 references- section 207A Trade Union & Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992
- ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures 2015
Official outcome judgment PDF
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