Mr C Ezike (solicitor-advocate) For the v Respondent — 2025

Judgment by Employment Judge Wyeth with lay members Mr M Kaltz and Ms K Omer at Watford by CVP. The tribunal found the claimant was unfairly dismissed but that there was a 75% chance he would have been fairly dismissed in any event (Polkey reduction). A 50% contributory conduct reduction was applied to both basic and compensatory awards. The claimant's wrongful dismissal claim and his race discrimination claim were dismissed as not well-founded. By way of remedy for unfair dismissal (subject to the recoupment provisions), the respondent was ordered to pay £31,909.76: a basic award of £2,572 (£5,144 reduced by 50%); and a compensatory award of £29,337.76 covering past losses (£15,849.77 prescribed element after Polkey and contributory deductions) and future losses including loss of statutory rights, employment benefits (car allowance, private health care), pension loss and grossing-up (£13,487.99 non-prescribed element). The prescribed period for recoupment is 11 October 2023 to 13 November 2025.