Ms K Ciesielska v Sabio Recruitment Ltd (Company No 14556744) — 2024

The Claimant, Ms K Ciesielska, was engaged by Sabio Recruitment Ltd from 16 October 2023 under a contract providing for weekly payment at £10.42 per hour. Although the contract was framed as zero hours, she in fact worked a standard 37-hour week Monday to Friday at Teledyne and was paid weekly until February 2024. The Respondent did not attend the hearing and had not responded to the claim; the tribunal was satisfied it had received notification.

The tribunal found that the Respondent had no right to unilaterally move the Claimant to monthly pay and had breached the contract by failing to pay her for the weeks commencing 5 and 12 February 2024. The Claimant was therefore not in breach by resigning on 20 February 2024 and was not required to give notice. The tribunal also found that no holiday pay had been paid during the employment or on termination.

The tribunal ordered the Respondent to pay £771.08 in unpaid wages for the two unpaid weeks and £484.53 for accrued holiday entitlement at termination, totalling £1,255.61 gross. The tribunal described conduct by the Respondent's director in invoicing the Claimant for an unspecified 'fine' of £3,657.42 and threatening referral to debt collectors and a CCJ as 'oppressive and reprehensible' and not based on any right the Respondent possessed.