Chloe Ewenson v E H Jewellers Ltd. formerly known as Emson Haig Limited T/a Emson Haig (in creditors Voluntary Liquidation) — 2024

The claimant, Chloe Ewenson, succeeded on all three monetary claims heard by Employment Judge C Lewis at the East London Hearing Centre by CVP on 5 February 2024. The respondent, E H Jewellers Ltd formerly known as Emson Haig Limited t/a Emson Haig (in creditors voluntary liquidation), did not attend. Oral reasons were given at the hearing and the written record states that no written reasons will be provided unless requested.

On wages, the tribunal found an unauthorised deduction from the claimant's wages for the period 22 May 2023 to 26 June 2023. It ordered the respondent to pay £3,288, described as five weeks at £548 per week, being the gross sum deducted. The tribunal noted that the claimant is responsible for any tax or National Insurance on that amount.

The tribunal also upheld the complaint of breach of contract in relation to notice pay and awarded £548 as damages. It recorded that the figure was calculated using gross pay to reflect the likelihood that the claimant would have to pay tax on it as Post Employment Notice Pay. The holiday pay complaint was also well-founded: the tribunal found an unauthorised deduction from wages because the claimant had not been paid for holidays accrued but untaken when employment ended, and it ordered payment of £328.80, again with tax or National Insurance to be dealt with by the claimant.