Case 3200428/2024 · Employment Tribunal
Ms N Mcallan v Great Worqs Ltd (In Voluntary Liquidation) — 2026
- Case reference
- 3200428/2024
- Decision date
- 10 February 2026
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Venue
- East London Hearing Centre
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Ms N Mcallan
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningJudgment by Employment Judge W A Allen KC at the East London Hearing Centre, with no attendance by the respondent (a company in voluntary liquidation; the liquidators confirmed they would not participate). The judge found the claimant was unfairly dismissed: there was a genuine redundancy situation but no fair process was followed and her selection for redundancy was not within the band of reasonable responses; her employment would in any event have ended on 7 March 2024 when the company entered insolvency. She was awarded a basic award of £1,286 and a compensatory award totalling £4,791.86 (unpaid wages to 7 March 2024 of £3,504.36 net, unpaid bonus of £787.50 net and loss of statutory rights of £500). Her wrongful dismissal/notice claim succeeded for £2,530.92 net (one month's contractual notice). Unpaid wages for 1-25 January 2024 (£1,768.60 net) and 1.03 days accrued holiday pay (£120.10 net) were awarded. An unlawful deduction from wages claim relating to employee pension contributions deducted but not paid over (from April 2023) was upheld at £1,234.06. The total payable was £11,731.54. The judge declined to award injury to feelings, noting it was not a head of compensation for any of the remedies sought in the ET1.
Claims and outcomes
5 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfair dismissal | Basic award £1,286 (same as redundancy payment). Compensatory award components: unpaid wages to 7 March 2024 of £3,504.36 net, unpaid bonus £787.50 net, loss of statutory rights £500. Selection for redundancy outside band of reasonable responses; no fair process followed. Cut-off at 7 March 2024 (insolvency). | Upheld | — | £6,078 |
| Wrongful dismissal | Failure to pay one month's contractual notice; £2,530.92 net. | Upheld | — | £2,531 |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Unpaid wages 1-25 January 2024; £1,768.60 net. | Upheld | — | £1,769 |
| Holiday pay | 1.03 days accrued holiday pay at date of dismissal; £120.10 net. | Upheld | — | £120 |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Employee pension contributions deducted from pay but not paid to the pension scheme from April 2023 onwards. | Upheld | — | £1,234 |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £11,732
- across all upheld claims
- Basic award
- £1,286
- statutory, unfair dismissal
- Compensatory award
- £4,792
- compensatory remedy recorded
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