Case 4107768/2020 · Employment Tribunal
Mr S Riddoch v Alex M. Anderson — 2020
- Case reference
- 4107768/2020
- Decision date
- 30 June 2020
- Jurisdiction
- Scotland
- Judge
- Employment Judge Brewer
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mr S Riddoch
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe case was heard by telephone on 19 April 2021 before Employment Judge Brewer. The respondent had no appearance. The tribunal gave oral reasons and held that the claimant was entitled to a statutory redundancy payment, notice pay, and accrued untaken holiday pay.
For redundancy pay, the tribunal recorded 17 years' continuous service at the effective date of termination, age 34, gross weekly pay of £722.50, and the statutory maximum week's pay of £538.00. Applying the redundancy calculation set out in the reasons, it found a statutory redundancy payment of £7,801.00.
For notice pay, the tribunal recorded 17 years' continuous service and a statutory notice period of 12 weeks under s.86 Employment Rights Act 1996. Using net weekly pay of £539.50, it calculated notice pay at £6,474.00. For holiday pay, the tribunal recorded 28 days' holiday per annum, no holidays taken in 2020, an effective date of termination of 30 June 2020, six months of the holiday year elapsed, and 14 days of accrued untaken holiday. It calculated holiday pay at £1,078.98.
The judgment therefore awarded a total of £15,353.98, made up of the three sums above. The reasons section is confined to the calculations and does not record any separate disputed factual findings beyond the figures used to compute each entitlement.
Claims and outcomes
3 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redundancy | The tribunal held that the claimant was entitled to a statutory redundancy payment of £7,801.00, calculated by reference to 17 years' continuous service, age 34 at the effective date of termination, gross weekly pay of £722.50 and the statutory maximum week's pay of £538.00. | Upheld | — | £7,801 |
| Breach of contract | The tribunal awarded notice pay of £6,474.00. Its reasons recorded 17 years' continuous service and a statutory notice period of 12 weeks under s.86 Employment Rights Act 1996, using net weekly pay of £539.50. | Upheld | — | £6,474 |
| Holiday pay | The tribunal awarded accrued untaken holiday pay of £1,078.98. It recorded 28 days' holiday per annum, no holidays taken in 2020, an effective date of termination of 30 June 2020, six months of the holiday year elapsed, and 14 days' accrued untaken holiday. | Upheld | — | £1,079 |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £15,354
- across all upheld claims
Legal tests applied
1 reference- s.86 Employment Rights Act 1996
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