Mr D Marian-Pillai (Solicitor) For the v IK14 Restaurants Ltd (In Voluntary Liquidation) — 2025

At the hearing on 28 October 2025 before Employment Judge K J Palmer sitting alone, the claimant, Ms S Rajanathan, was represented by Mr D Marian-Pillai and there was no attendance for the respondent, IK14 Restaurants Limited (in voluntary liquidation). The tribunal recorded that the respondent's response had been struck out and therefore stated that the claimant's claims for automatic unfair dismissal under section 103A of the Employment Rights Act 1996 and for detriments arising from a protected disclosure under section 47B of that Act both succeeded.

For the automatic unfair dismissal claim, the tribunal awarded a basic award of £576.59. It then awarded a compensatory element comprising £500 for loss of statutory rights, £52,375.16 for loss of earnings from 3 August 2023 to 28 October 2025, and £2,643.70 for loss of pension, giving a compensatory award of £55,518.86 before uplift. The tribunal added a 25% uplift for failure to follow the ACAS Code of Conduct, producing a total compensatory award of £69,398.32 and a total unfair dismissal award of £69,974.91.

Recoupment applied. The tribunal stated that the prescribed element was £52,375.16 and that it related to the period 3 August 2023 to 28 October 2025. It also recorded that the amount by which the total monetary award exceeded the prescribed element was £17,599.75. On the protected-disclosure detriment claim, the tribunal awarded £5,000 for injury to feelings. The total payable by the respondent in the tribunal claim was £74,974.91.