Case 3314605/2022 · Employment Tribunal
In person For the v Respondent — 2023
- Case reference
- 3314605/2022
- Decision date
- 16 October 2023
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Alliott
Parties
1 namedClaimant
In person For the
Respondent
- —
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningAt Watford by CVP on 5 September 2023, Employment Judge Alliott sat alone. The judgment records that the claimant was dismissed by reason of redundancy and orders the respondent to pay a redundancy payment of £6,852. It also orders £5,463.68 for notice pay in breach of contract and £2,185.47 for unpaid holiday entitlement. The reasons state that the claimant's redundancy payment, notice pay and holiday pay claims were agreed.
The claimant accepted that he was in breach of contract by failing to return the respondent's laptop and iPhone. The respondent produced evidence that replacing similar new items would cost £891.06, but the tribunal held that the claimant should only be liable for the value of the second-hand items that should have been returned. Doing the best it could, the tribunal discounted the new value by 50% and entered judgment for the respondent on its counterclaim in the sum of £445.53.
The judgment says the respondent may set off the sum awarded on its counterclaim against the sums awarded to the claimant when paying. On that basis, the gross amounts ordered in the judgment total £14,946.68, with £445.53 recoverable by the respondent by way of offset.
Claims and outcomes
4 findings recordedThis case has mixed outcomes under at least one legal claim type. A tribunal can uphold some allegations and dismiss others under the same legal head, so rows below may represent separate issues or allegation groups from the judgment.
| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redundancy | The judgment records that the redundancy payment claim was agreed and orders payment of £6,852. | Settled | — | £6,852 |
| Breach of contract | The judgment records that the notice pay claim was agreed and orders damages of £5,463.68. | Settled | — | £5,464 |
| Holiday pay | The judgment records that the holiday entitlement claim was agreed and orders payment of £2,185.47. | Settled | — | £2,185 |
| Breach of contract | This was the respondent's counterclaim. The claimant accepted he had breached contract by failing to return a laptop and an iPhone. The tribunal accepted replacement cost evidence of £891.06 but discounted that by 50% to reflect second-hand value, awarding £445.53. | Upheld | — | £446 |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £14,056
- across all upheld claims
Official outcome judgment PDF
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