ETZ 4(WR) IN THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL (SCOTLAND) Judgment of the Tribunal in Case No: 4102329/2022 (Multiple No: 4100213) Heard remotely on the Cloud Based Video Platform on th July 2022 Employment Judge J G d’Inverno Miss Cherie Stevenson st Named v Beauty Box Sterling Limited — 2022

The tribunal heard the case remotely on 13 July 2022. The respondent, Beauty Box Sterling Limited, did not appear and was not represented. It found that Cherie Stevenson was employed from 1 October 2019 until 22 January 2022 and Karyn King was employed from about 20 July 2016 until 20 January 2022. In each case, the tribunal found that the dismissal was for reason of redundancy within section 139(1)(a) of the Employment Rights Act 1996.

For Cherie Stevenson, the tribunal found that she had 2 complete years of service at the effective date of termination, with a gross and net weekly wage of £144. It awarded a redundancy payment of £288 under section 162(2)(b) of the 1996 Act. It also found that she was entitled to 2 weeks' statutory notice under section 86(1)(b), had not been permitted to work her notice period, and was therefore entitled to pay in lieu of notice of £288.

For Karyn King, the tribunal found that she had 5 complete years of service at the effective date of termination, with a gross weekly wage of £385 and a net weekly wage of £308. It awarded a redundancy payment of £1,925 under section 162(2)(b) and pay in lieu of 5 weeks' notice of £1,540 under section 86(1)(b).

The tribunal also found, for each claimant, an unauthorised deduction from wages under section 13 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 in respect of 3 days worked on 28, 29 and 30 April 2021 but not paid for in the January 2022 wage payment. It ordered payment of £144 to Ms Stevenson and £264 to Ms King. The awards recorded in the judgment total £4,449.