Case 4106951/2020 · Employment Tribunal

Ms Deborah Halpern v Meltmongers Ltd — 2021

Case reference: 4106951/2020
Decision date: 13 May 2021
Jurisdiction: Scotland
Judge: Employment Judge J Shepherd

Indexed: 22 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Ms Deborah Halpern

Respondent

Meltmongers Ltd

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

Ms Deborah Halpern was employed by Meltmongers Ltd from 11 June 2019 as a Head Chef on an annual salary of £24,000. In January 2020 the parties agreed that she would move to part-time working from 20 January 2020, usually one day in each of the respondent’s shops, for 15 hours per week at £10 per hour, which the tribunal treated as £150 gross per week or £650 gross per month.

Claims and outcomes

3 findings recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Holiday pay	Claim for untaken holiday accrued in the 2019 leave year. The tribunal found there was no entitlement or agreement to carry the leave over, no entitlement to payment in lieu, and the claim was also presented out of time.	Dismissed	—	—
Unlawful deduction from wages	Claim based on alleged underpayment of furlough pay between 24 March 2020 and 20 July 2020, including the final week of March 2020. The tribunal found the wages properly payable were £120 per week during furlough, equivalent to £520 per month, and that the March deduction claim was out of time.	Dismissed	—	—
Other	Request for an award under s.38 Employment Act 2002 for failure to provide written particulars. The tribunal made no award because all substantive claims were dismissed.	Dismissed	—	—

Legal tests applied

5 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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