Mrs A Wightman v Shirley MacFarlane — 2020

Case reference: 4104184/2020
Decision date: 21 October 2020
Jurisdiction: Scotland
Judge: Employment Judge M Whitcombe

Indexed: 23 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Mrs A Wightman

Respondent

Shirley MacFarlane

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

This was a Rule 21 default judgment issued on the available material because no response had been presented to the claim. Employment Judge M Whitcombe found that the respondent, Shirley MacFarlane, had made an unauthorised deduction from the claimant’s wages and ordered payment of £1,380.

The tribunal also found that the respondent had failed to pay the claimant’s holiday entitlement and ordered payment of £345. No further factual reasoning, statutory test, or separate remedy calculation was set out in the short judgment beyond those two monetary awards.

Claims and outcomes

2 findings recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unlawful deduction from wages	Recorded from the judgment.	Upheld	—	£1,380
Holiday pay	Recorded from the judgment.	Upheld	—	£345

Remedy

Monetary award

Total award: £1,725; across all upheld claims

Official outcome judgment PDF

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