Case 3200226/2024 · Employment Tribunal
Mrs M Ezugwu v GenesisDisplay GmbH — 2024
- Case reference
- 3200226/2024
- Decision date
- 12 December 2024
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Gordon Walker
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mrs M Ezugwu
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningEmployment Judge Gordon Walker, sitting alone at the East London Hearing Centre by CVP on 12 December 2024, heard the claim of Mrs M Ezugwu against GenesisDisplay GmbH. The respondent did not respond to the claim or attend.
The Tribunal held it had jurisdiction under section 15C(2)(b) Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 because the claimant was habitually employed in the United Kingdom, and that English law applied (under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and Rome I Regulation Article 8) in the absence of any proven choice of German law. The complaint of unfair dismissal under section 94 Employment Rights Act 1996 and unauthorised deductions under section 13 ERA 1996 were upheld.
The respondent was ordered to pay £3,750 gross for unpaid November 2023 notice pay, £2,769.23 gross for 16 days accrued holiday, a £2,893.50 statutory redundancy payment, a £36,908 net compensatory award, and £2,450 for grossing up tax on amounts above £30,000.
Claims and outcomes
4 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfair dismissal | Net compensatory award; comprises 18 months' net loss of earnings (1 December 2023 to 1 June 2025) less £12,700 mitigation. | Upheld | — | £36,908 |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Contractual notice pay of one month's pay for November 2023 (gross). | Upheld | — | £3,750 |
| Holiday pay | 16 days accrued but untaken contractual holiday entitlement (gross). | Upheld | — | £2,769 |
| Redundancy | Statutory redundancy payment. | Upheld | — | £2,894 |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £48,771
- across all upheld claims
- Compensatory award
- £36,908
- compensatory remedy recorded
Legal tests applied
7 references- section 94 Employment Rights Act 1996
- section 13 Employment Rights Act 1996
- section 15C(2)(b) Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982
- Rome I Regulation Article 8
- European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
- rule 16 Employment Tribunal Rules 2013
- rule 21(2) Employment Tribunal Rules 2013
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