Mr J Harrison v Mr D May t/a Leeds Gymnastics Academy — 2024

Three-member panel sitting in Leeds heard claims by the claimant against Mr D May trading as Leeds Gymnastics Academy. The respondent did not attend. The tribunal upheld three complaints: unauthorised deduction from wages, holiday pay, and indirect disability discrimination.

For the unauthorised deduction, the tribunal ordered payment of £684 (gross sum deducted on 22 November 2023) plus a 25% ACAS uplift of £55.20 under s.207A Trade Union & Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 for failure to comply with the ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures 2015. For holiday pay, £220.80 was awarded for accrued but untaken leave on termination.

For indirect disability discrimination, the tribunal awarded compensation totalling £18,780.39, comprising £2,250 for past financial losses (uplifted 25%, plus £102.55 interest under the Employment Tribunals (Interest on Awards in Discrimination Cases) Regulations 1996), and £11,000 for injury to feelings (uplifted 25%, plus £1,115.34 interest). Reasons were given orally and written reasons were not produced.