Case 2602653/2023 · Employment Tribunal
Mrs Lynn Appleby v Isys Care Ltd — 2024
- Case reference
- 2602653/2023
- Decision date
- 19 August 2024
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Ahmed
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mrs Lynn Appleby
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningEmployment Judge Ahmed, sitting alone at Nottingham on 18 July 2024, recorded that the respondent did not appear and was not represented. The tribunal held that Mrs Lynn Appleby's complaint of unauthorised deductions from wages was well-founded and awarded £1,797.45 gross, with the claimant responsible for any tax or National Insurance.
The tribunal also held that the breach of contract complaint in relation to notice pay was well-founded and awarded £4,774.68 gross as damages. It further held that the complaint in respect of unpaid holiday pay was well-founded, finding that the respondent made an unauthorised deduction by failing to pay for holidays accrued but not taken when the claimant's employment ended, and awarded £1,263.08 gross.
The claimant was found to have been unfairly dismissed. The tribunal held that the respondent unreasonably failed to comply with the ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures 2015 and that it was just and equitable to increase the compensatory award by 25% under s 207A Trade Union & Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.
For unfair dismissal, the tribunal awarded a basic award of £13,665.67 and a total compensatory award of £6,763.10, recorded as including loss of earnings, loss of statutory rights and a 25% uplift. The total unfair dismissal award was £20,428.77. Adding the separate awards for wage deductions, notice pay, holiday pay and unfair dismissal gives £28,264.66.
Claims and outcomes
4 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlawful deduction from wages | The judgment describes the complaint of unauthorised deductions from wages as well-founded and awards the gross sum deducted. | Upheld | — | £1,797 |
| Breach of contract | The judgment describes the breach of contract complaint in relation to notice pay as well-founded and awards gross damages for breach of contract. | Upheld | — | £4,775 |
| Holiday pay | The judgment describes the unpaid holiday pay complaint as well-founded and records that the respondent made an unauthorised deduction by failing to pay for holidays accrued but not taken when employment ended. | Upheld | — | £1,263 |
| Unfair dismissal | The claimant was unfairly dismissed. The unfair dismissal award comprised a basic award and a compensatory award including a 25% uplift for unreasonable failure to comply with the ACAS Code. | Upheld | — | £20,429 |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £28,265
- across all upheld claims
- Basic award
- £13,666
- statutory, unfair dismissal
- Compensatory award
- £6,763
- compensatory remedy recorded
Legal tests applied
2 references- ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures 2015
- s 207A Trade Union & Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992
Official outcome judgment PDF
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