Miss T Chisholm v Ness Drinks Limited — 2026

Ness Drinks Ltd presented no response to the claim. Employment Judge A Kemp issued judgment on the available material under Rule 22 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024. The tribunal found that the respondent had made an unauthorised deduction from Miss T Chisholm's wages by failing to pay the full amount due. It awarded £1,440 gross, calculated as 96 hours at £15 per hour.

The tribunal also found that unpaid holiday entitlement constituted an unauthorised deduction from wages. It awarded £600 gross for 10 days of holiday at four hours per day and £15 per hour. It further found that the claimant had been dismissed in breach of contract in respect of notice, awarding £600 in damages representing two weeks' gross pay at 20 hours per week and £15 per hour.

The unfair dismissal claim was dismissed because the claimant did not have the appropriate service to proceed. The three monetary awards totalled £2,640 gross. The judgment permitted deductions for income tax and employee National Insurance contributions where required by law, provided the respondent remitted those sums to HMRC and supplied the claimant with written evidence of the deductions and remittance. Payment of the remaining balance would then satisfy the judgment.