Mrs M M Charman v UK Car Service Ltd — 2026

The tribunal consolidated case 3311450/2024 with case 6038355/2025 and heard them together at Reading on 14 and 15 January 2026 before Employment Judge George. In case 3311450/2024, the tribunal found that the claimant was dismissed by the first respondent, UK Car Service Ltd, on 4 September 2024, and that her claims for a redundancy payment, breach of contract/notice pay, and unpaid holiday pay accrued but not taken on termination were well founded. The first respondent was ordered to pay unauthorised deductions from wages of £1,517.30, notice pay of £3,641.52, holiday pay of £670.40 (all gross of tax and NI), and a redundancy payment of £8,804.40.

The tribunal dismissed the claim of failure to comply with the duty to consult under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, finding it was not well founded. The tribunal also found that the claimant's employment did not transfer to the third respondent, Ladysafe and Sons Ltd, and dismissed the claims against the third respondent.

In case 6038355/2025, the tribunal dismissed the third respondent's claim against the first respondent. The tribunal found that while it had not been reasonably practicable for the third respondent to present the claim within three months after the alleged relevant transfer, the claim was not presented within a reasonable further period, so the tribunal did not have jurisdiction to consider it.