Case 3325747/2019 · Employment Tribunal
Miss S Brunning (1) Miss G Pickering (2) Miss J Ward (3) v SMO Media Limited t/a Smart Money Online and 1 other — 2022
- Case reference
- 3325747/2019
- Decision date
- 7 April 2022
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Hawksworth
- Venue
- Reading
Parties
3 namedClaimant
Miss S Brunning (1) Miss G Pickering (2) Miss J Ward (3)
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningEmployment Judge Hawksworth, sitting alone at Reading on 7 April 2022, found that the respondents had made unauthorised deductions from the claimants' wages in September 2019 and October 2019. He ordered gross payments of £6,316.66 to Miss Brunning, £6,481.18 to Miss Pickering, and £2,039.85 to Miss Ward. The judgment records that credit had been given for payments made on 4 October 2019, 11 October 2019, and, for Miss Pickering, 23 October 2019.
The tribunal also found that the respondents breached the claimants' contracts by failing to pay employer pension payments. It ordered £212 to Miss Brunning, £225.94 to Miss Pickering, and £83.70 to Miss Ward in respect of that breach. The judgment states that the figures for the wage deductions were gross sums, and that if the respondents paid the tax and national insurance due on those sums to HMRC, and in Miss Brunning's case the payments due to the Student Loan Company, payment of the net amounts would meet the judgment debt. The pension sums were ordered to be paid in full.
Claims and outcomes
2 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlawful deduction from wages | The tribunal found unauthorised deductions from wages in September 2019 and October 2019 and ordered gross sums of £6,316.66 to Miss Brunning, £6,481.18 to Miss Pickering, and £2,039.85 to Miss Ward. Credit was given for payments made on 4 October 2019, 11 October 2019, and, for Miss Pickering, 23 October 2019. | Upheld | — | £14,838 |
| Breach of contract | The tribunal found a breach of contract in the respondents' failure to pay employer pension payments and ordered £212 to Miss Brunning, £225.94 to Miss Pickering, and £83.70 to Miss Ward. | Upheld | — | £522 |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £15,359
- across all upheld claims
Official outcome judgment PDF
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