Case 3311675/2022 · Employment Tribunal

Mr Nigel Brabbins v SSLP Group Limited — 2024

Case reference: 3311675/2022
Decision date: 14 October 2024
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge L Brown REPRESENTATION

Indexed: 16 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Mr Nigel Brabbins

Respondent

SSLP Group Limited

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The Tribunal found the complaint of unfair dismissal to be well-founded and held that the claimant was unfairly dismissed by SSLP Group Limited. The respondent unreasonably failed to comply with the ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures 2015, and the Tribunal considered it just and equitable to increase the compensatory award by 25% under s.207A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.

The Tribunal also considered the claimant's conduct before the dismissal and held it just and equitable to reduce the basic award by 10% on that basis. The respondent was ordered to pay a basic award of £5,395.95 and a compensatory award of £93,878.00, reflecting the figures after the relevant deductions and uplifts had been applied.

The Employment Protection (Recoupment of Benefits) Regulations 1996 were stated to apply, with a total monetary award of £99,273.95, a prescribed element of £6,473.98 covering the period from 24 August 2022 to 11 October 2024, and the balance of £92,799.97. Reasons were given orally at the hearing and written reasons will not be provided unless requested.

Claims and outcomes

1 finding recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unfair dismissal	Basic award of £5,395.95 (reduced by 10% for claimant's conduct before dismissal) and compensatory award of £93,878.00 (increased by 25% for respondent's unreasonable failure to comply with the ACAS Code). Total monetary award £99,273.95; prescribed element £6,473.98 for the period 24 August 2022 to 11 October 2024.	Upheld	—	£99,274

Remedy

Monetary award

Total award: £99,274; across all upheld claims
Basic award: £5,396; statutory, unfair dismissal
Compensatory award: £93,878; compensatory remedy recorded

Legal tests applied

3 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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