Case 2601519/2023 · Employment Tribunal
Mr. Blake Cooper v Cartwheel Coffee Limited — 2024
- Case reference
- 2601519/2023
- Decision date
- 15 January 2024
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Heap
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mr. Blake Cooper
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningEmployment Judge Heap, sitting alone via Cloud Video Platform on 15 December 2023, determined the claims of Mr Blake Cooper against Cartwheel Coffee Limited. The Respondent did not attend and made no representations. The Tribunal found that the Respondent had made three separate unauthorised deductions from the Claimant's wages: a deduction for allegedly overtaken holiday pay (£693.27), a failure to pay salary properly due between 25 March 2023 and 24 April 2023 (£1,056.41), and a deduction for produce alleged to have been taken (£102.31).
The Tribunal further found that the Respondent had breached the Claimant's contract of employment by failing to pay contractual tips to which he was entitled during the last six months of his employment (£553.44), and by dismissing him in breach of contract in respect of his remaining notice period up to 12 May 2023 (£1,287.50).
The Respondent was ordered to pay the Claimant a total of £3,692.93. Reasons were given orally at the hearing and written reasons will not be provided unless requested in accordance with the Tribunal's standard procedure.
Claims and outcomes
5 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Unauthorised deduction for allegedly overtaken holiday pay. | Upheld | — | £693 |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Unauthorised deduction by failing to pay salary properly due from 25 March 2023 to 24 April 2023. | Upheld | — | £1,056 |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Unauthorised deduction for produce alleged to have been taken. | Upheld | — | £102 |
| Breach of contract | Breach of contract by failing to pay contractual tips due during the last six months of employment. | Upheld | — | £553 |
| Breach of contract | Dismissal in breach of contract in respect of remaining notice period up to 12 May 2023 (wrongful dismissal / notice pay). | Upheld | — | £1,288 |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £3,693
- across all upheld claims
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