(1) Mr Z Grudziecki (2) Mr P Lichon v New Pro Foundries Limited — 2025

The Employment Judge sitting alone at Watford on 29 September 2025 determined the first claimant's complaints in his absence of the respondent, which did not attend and was not represented. The judgment upheld three heads of claim brought by the first claimant, Mr Z Grudziecki: a statutory redundancy payment under section 163 Employment Rights Act 1996, an unauthorised deduction from wages in respect of accrued but untaken holiday pay equivalent to 14 days, and damages for breach of contract in relation to notice pay calculated on gross pay to reflect likely Post Employment Notice Pay tax treatment.

The respondent was ordered to pay the first claimant £9,600 as a redundancy payment, £1,680 for holiday pay and £5,400 as notice pay damages. The judgment notes that the first claimant is responsible for paying any tax or National Insurance on the holiday pay sum.

The Tribunal found there was insufficient evidence available to determine the second claimant's claim, and recorded that separate orders had been made about that matter. Written reasons were not provided with the judgment, on the basis that reasons were given orally at the hearing.