Ms Y Gallacher v Bobby Store Ltd — 2017

Case reference: 4105259/2016
Decision date: 9 January 2017
Jurisdiction: Scotland
Judge: Employment Judge F Jane Garvie

Indexed: 23 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Ms Y Gallacher

Respondent

Bobby Store Ltd

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

No response was presented, and the Employment Judge issued a Rule 21 judgment on the available material. The tribunal found that Bobby Store Ltd had made an unauthorised deduction from the claimant's wages and ordered payment of £26.80. It also accepted the claimant's claim for 3 weeks statutory sick pay, treating that as an unlawful deduction from wages under section 27 of the Employment Rights Act, and ordered payment of £265.35, calculated at £85.45 per week.

Claims and outcomes

3 findings recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unlawful deduction from wages	Award for an unauthorised deduction from wages.	Upheld	—	£27
Unlawful deduction from wages	Award for 3 weeks statutory sick pay, described by the tribunal as an unlawful deduction from wages under s.27 ERA 1996.	Upheld	—	£265
Breach of contract	Damages awarded for dismissal in breach of contract in respect of notice.	Upheld	—	£134

Remedy

Monetary award

Total award: £586; across all upheld claims

Legal tests applied

2 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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