Case 4100960/2025 · Employment Tribunal
Mrs L Duguid v Whisky Merchants Trading Ltd (in Administration) — 2025
- Case reference
- 4100960/2025
- Decision date
- 4 October 2025
- Jurisdiction
- Scotland
- Judge
- Employment Judge A Jones
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mrs L Duguid
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningMrs L Duguid brought claims against Whisky Merchants Trading Ltd, which was in administration and did not lodge a defence. The administrators consented to the proceedings continuing. The tribunal found that the respondent unfairly dismissed the claimant and breached her contract of employment by failing to pay the final week of notice pay still due after she had received three weeks' notice pay from the Insolvency Service.
The tribunal recorded that, following a claim to the Insolvency Service, the claimant had received the pay due on termination, outstanding holiday pay, statutory notice pay and a statutory redundancy payment. It accepted her evidence about mitigation and future work. She was due to start new employment on 29 September 2025 at a salary of £19,200 per year, equivalent to £333.56 net per week, compared with £607.22 net per week in her former role.
For the unfair dismissal compensation, the tribunal found 21 weeks' past loss to the start of the new job, amounting to £12,751.62 net, and 12 weeks' future loss at £273.66 per week, amounting to £3,283.92. It also awarded £500 for loss of statutory rights. Recoupment provisions applied to the loss of earnings element, with the prescribed period running from 30 April 2025 to 29 September 2025 and the prescribed element identified as £12,751.62. The total monetary award was £17,285.48, including £749.94 gross notice pay.
Claims and outcomes
2 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfair dismissal | The tribunal awarded £16,035.54 net for loss of earnings and £500 for loss of statutory rights. Recoupment provisions applied to £12,751.62 of the loss of earnings element. | Upheld | — | £16,536 |
| Breach of contract | Awarded as one week’s gross notice pay. | Upheld | — | £750 |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £17,285
- across all upheld claims
- Compensatory award
- £16,536
- compensatory remedy recorded
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