Case 3201811/2023 · Employment Tribunal
Mrs P Nakhle v Crossway Consultants International Limited — 2024
- Case reference
- 3201811/2023
- Decision date
- 5 February 2024
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Gordon Walker
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mrs P Nakhle
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe respondent did not present a response and did not apply for an extension of time to do so. Neither party attended the hearing. After making enquiries of the claimant by telephone and email, the tribunal proceeded in the claimant's absence under rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure 2013 and decided the matter on the available material under rule 21.
The tribunal found that the respondent made an unlawful deduction from the claimant's wages on 24 August 2023 by failing to pay her for the month she had worked. It ordered payment of £2,166.67 gross in respect of that deduction.
The tribunal also found breaches of contract in relation to unpaid expenses and notice pay. It ordered £240 net for the CIPD course, £120 gross for one month's remote-working expenses under the contract, and £500 gross for the claimant's one week's notice period. The judgment records that there was no evidence to support any additional claim for expenses.
The claims for nursery fees and for damages for stress were dismissed because they were not within the jurisdiction of the Employment Tribunal.
Claims and outcomes
6 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Unlawful deduction from wages on 24 August 2023 for failure to pay the claimant for the month worked. | Upheld | — | £2,167 |
| Breach of contract | Unpaid CIPD course expenses; ordered as a net sum. | Upheld | — | £240 |
| Breach of contract | One month's expenses for working on a fully remote basis under the contract of employment; the tribunal said there was no evidence to support any additional claim for expenses. | Upheld | — | £120 |
| Breach of contract | Unpaid one week's notice period; ordered as a gross sum. | Upheld | — | £500 |
| Other | Claim for nursery fees; the tribunal held it was not within the jurisdiction of the Employment Tribunal. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Other | Claim for damages for stress; the tribunal held it was not within the jurisdiction of the Employment Tribunal. | Dismissed | — | — |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £3,027
- across all upheld claims
Legal tests applied
3 references- rules 16 and 20 of the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure 2013
- rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure 2013
- rule 21 of the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure 2013
Official outcome judgment PDF
Gov.uk primary recordThe official judgment PDF on gov.uk contains the tribunal's outcome, reasoning, and any remedy details. Where this page does not yet show extracted outcomes for every claim, use the PDF as the authoritative source.
Published on gov.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
How we got this data
Case essentials (reference, date, judge, venue, country, claim categories) are extracted from the structured metadata gov.uk publishes alongside each decision. Parties and monetary figures are extracted from the judgment PDF text. Key findings and per-claim outcomes require a second extraction pass that is not yet complete for this case — until then, the primary source linked above is the authoritative record. See full methodology.
Named in this case and want it removed? Submit a takedown request. The page will be withdrawn on receipt and the editor will follow up within five working days.