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 namedSecond 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 claims adjudicated| Claim type | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Upheld | — | £900 |
| Breach of contract | Upheld | — | £272 |
| Breach of contract | Upheld | — | — |
| Unfair dismissal | Upheld | — | £8,048 |
| Holiday pay | Dismissed | — | — |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Upheld | — | £1,538 |
| Breach of contract | Upheld | — | £1,087 |
| Breach of contract | Upheld | — | — |
| Unfair dismissal | Upheld | — | £11,920 |
| Holiday pay | Upheld | — | £2,000 |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Upheld | — | £900 |
| Breach of contract | Upheld | — | £272 |
| Breach of contract | Upheld |
Legal tests applied
2 referencesRemedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £25,766
- Basic award
- £2,778
- Compensatory award
- £17,190
Source document
Primary recordThe full judgment is available on gov.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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