Mr J Roberts v Defacto GG76 Ltd (in voluntary liquidation) formerly Group Garner Ltd — 2024

The tribunal found that the claimant, who earned £78,000 per annum (£6,500 gross / £4,101.23 net per month), had not been paid for 4 weekends amounting to 8 days at £300 per day, and ordered the respondent to pay £2,400 gross as unauthorised deduction of wages. In the absence of contractual holiday information, the tribunal applied the statutory 28-day entitlement and a holiday year running from the claimant's start date of 5 January; for the period 4 January 2023 to 2 June 2023 the claimant had accrued 14 days (2 weeks) of holiday, producing an award of £3,000 gross.

The tribunal further found that the claimant was dismissed in breach of contract in respect of notice, with a statutory right to 1 week's notice, and ordered net damages of £946.44. On itemised pay statements, the tribunal found a total failure to provide statements during the 8 weeks from 9 April 2023 to the end of employment on 2 June 2023; applying the maximum award, it ordered £20,790.16 gross (8 x £2,598.77, the difference between gross and net monthly pay).

The claim for a redundancy payment was dismissed because the claimant had not been employed for 2 years and therefore did not qualify. Judgment was given by Employment Judge Alliott, dated 2 May 2024 and sent to the parties on 14 June 2024.