Ingrida Machovicova v Quick Mobile Fix Limited — 2021

The tribunal heard evidence from the claimant, considered the ET1 and ET3, and noted that the respondent did not appear. It found that the claimant normally worked five days a week for eight hours a day at £9.13 per hour, earning £73.04 per day, £365.20 per week, and £1,582.53 per month.

For April and May 2020, the tribunal found that the respondent told the claimant to remain at home and not work, and paid her only £95 per week sick pay instead of her normal pay. It accepted that she was willing and able to work during that period and assessed her monthly loss at £1,170.86, resulting in awards of £1,170.86 for April 2020 and £1,170.86 for May 2020.

The tribunal also found that the claimant's maternity leave ended on 7 April 2021 and that her employment continued until 31 May 2021, a period of 7.5 weeks during which she was not paid or furloughed. It calculated that, had she been furloughed, she would have received 80% of her normal weekly rate, producing an award of £2,191.20 for that period. In addition, it entered formal judgment for 15 days' holiday pay, calculated at £1,095.60, because the respondent had already been ordered by letter to pay that admitted claim but had not done so. The total judgment was £5,628.52, payable by 30 December 2021.