Ms D Agapidis v Florin Bogdan trading as Malt & Hops R1 Genius Lab Ltd R2 — 2023

Neither respondent filed a response, so the tribunal issued a Rule 21 judgment on the claimant's account of events. It found that Florin Bogdan trading as Malt & Hops, rather than Genius Lab Ltd, was the claimant's employer. Although the claimant was paid via R2, the tribunal held that R2 was not the employer, and the complaints against R2 were dismissed.

Against R1, the tribunal found an unauthorised deduction from wages and ordered payment of the net sum of £2,400. The judgment records that the claimant was to receive £200 net per day and states that, if tax or national insurance was payable, Florin Bogdan had to account to HMRC for that.

The tribunal also found that the claimant was dismissed in breach of contract in respect of notice and awarded £1,200, described as one week's net pay. It further found that R1 had failed to pay the claimant's holiday entitlement and ordered payment of £716 net, again with any necessary PAYE accounting to HMRC. The sums awarded against R1 total £4,316.