Case 3305178/2022 · Employment Tribunal
Mr H Dhorajiwala, Counsel For the v Great British Confectionary Group Ltd — 2023
- Case reference
- 3305178/2022
- Decision date
- 11 July 2023
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge L Brown Appearances
- Venue
- Cambridge
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mr H Dhorajiwala, Counsel For the
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThis is a short written record of a hearing at Cambridge before Employment Judge L Brown on 4 and 5 May 2023. The Respondent did not attend. The judgment records the awards made after oral reasons were given at the hearing; written reasons were not provided in the record.
The Tribunal upheld the Claimant’s unfair dismissal claim and awarded a basic award of £7,616.00 and a compensatory award of £7,126.92, making £14,742.92 in total. It also upheld the Claimant’s complaint of unauthorised deductions from wages under section 13 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 and ordered payment of £276.92 gross.
The Tribunal further upheld the complaint under section 189 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 and made a protective award. It found that the protective period began on 31 January 2022 and lasted 73 days, and ordered gross pay of £7,200.00. The judgment also states that the Employment Protection (Recoupment of Jobseeker’s Allowance and Income Support) Regulations 1996 do not apply.
Claims and outcomes
3 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfair dismissal | The Tribunal awarded a basic award of £7,616.00 and a compensatory award of £7,126.92, making a total unfair dismissal award of £14,742.92. | Upheld | — | £14,743 |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | The Tribunal found the complaint under section 13 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 well-founded and ordered payment of £276.92 gross, subject to income tax and national insurance deductions. | Upheld | — | £277 |
| Other | The complaint under section 189 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 succeeded. The Tribunal fixed the protective period as beginning on 31 January 2022 and lasting 73 days, and ordered gross pay of £7,200.00. | Upheld | — | £7,200 |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £22,220
- across all upheld claims
- Basic award
- £7,616
- statutory, unfair dismissal
- Compensatory award
- £7,127
- compensatory remedy recorded
Legal tests applied
3 references- s.13 Employment Rights Act 1996
- s.189 Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992
- Employment Protection (Recoupment of Jobseeker's Allowance and Income Support) Regulations 1996
Official outcome judgment PDF
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