Case 3311867/2023 · Employment Tribunal
Ms Hazel Noel v Milton Keynes Family Mediation Limited — 2023
- Case reference
- 3311867/2023
- Decision date
- 23 December 2023
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Davey Representation
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Ms Hazel Noel
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe tribunal held that Ms Hazel Noel had been dismissed by reason of redundancy and that her claim for a redundancy payment succeeded. It awarded her £1,273.88 as a redundancy payment. The tribunal also upheld her breach of contract complaint relating to notice pay, fixing damages at £849.25 gross and noting that the figure was calculated using gross pay because of the likelihood of tax being payable as Post Employment Notice Pay.
The tribunal further found that the respondent had made an unauthorised deduction from wages in the period 1 July 2023 to 1 September 2023 and ordered repayment of the gross sum deducted, £1,472. It also upheld the holiday pay claim, finding that holiday had accrued but not been taken when employment ended, and awarded £305.73 gross for that entitlement.
On the unfair dismissal complaint, the tribunal found the dismissal was unfair. It awarded no basic award because a redundancy payment had already been made in respect of the same dismissal, and it made a compensatory award of £1,019.10. The tribunal noted that the sums stated were the actual amounts payable after deductions, including notice pay deducted from the compensatory award, and also recorded that the Employment Protection (Recoupment of Benefits) Regulations 1996 did not apply because the claimant had not received benefits during the relevant period. The total award was £4,919.96.
Claims and outcomes
5 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redundancy | The tribunal found the claimant was dismissed by reason of redundancy and awarded a redundancy payment of £1,273.88. | Upheld | — | £1,274 |
| Breach of contract | The notice pay complaint was well founded. Damages were assessed at £849.25 gross, calculated using gross pay because the tribunal considered the claimant was likely to pay tax on it as Post Employment Notice Pay. | Upheld | — | £849 |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | The tribunal found an unauthorised deduction from wages in the period 1 July 2023 to 1 September 2023 and ordered payment of the gross sum deducted. | Upheld | — | £1,472 |
| Holiday pay | The tribunal found holiday pay was due for holidays accrued but not taken when employment ended and awarded £305.73 gross. | Upheld | — | £306 |
| Unfair dismissal | The tribunal found the claimant was unfairly dismissed by reason of redundancy. It awarded a basic award of £0 because a redundancy payment had already been awarded in respect of the same dismissal, and a compensatory award of £1,019.10 as the actual sum payable after deductions, including notice pay deducted from the compensatory award. | Upheld | — | £1,019 |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £4,920
- across all upheld claims
- Basic award
- £0
- statutory, unfair dismissal
- Compensatory award
- £1,019
- compensatory remedy recorded
Legal tests applied
1 reference- Employment Protection (Recoupment of Benefits) Regulations 1996
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