Case 6001185/2025 · Employment Tribunal
Ms M Redfern-Jones v CoMc Contractors Ltd — 2025
- Case reference
- 6001185/2025
- Decision date
- 29 April 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge S Moore Representation
- Venue
- By video
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Ms M Redfern-Jones
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningMs M Redfern-Jones brought claims against CoMc Contractors Ltd, which did not attend the hearing. The tribunal sat by video before Employment Judge S Moore on 16 April 2025. It found the complaint of unauthorised deductions from wages well-founded for the period 21 October 2024 to 4 December 2024 and ordered payment of the gross sum deducted together with unpaid employee pension contributions.
The tribunal also upheld the breach of contract claim relating to notice pay and awarded £390 in damages. It noted that the figure was calculated using gross pay to reflect the likelihood that the claimant would have to pay tax on it as Post Employment Notice Pay.
The holiday pay complaint was also well-founded. The tribunal found that the respondent had made an unauthorised deduction from wages by failing to pay for holidays accrued but not taken when the claimant's employment ended, and it awarded £1,033.50. In addition, the tribunal found that at the start of proceedings the respondent was in breach of its duty to provide a written statement of employment particulars and, applying section 38 Employment Act 2002, awarded £780 because there were no exceptional circumstances making a two-week award unjust or inequitable, but it was not just and equitable to award four weeks' gross pay.
The total payable was £3,445.19. The judgment does not record any discrimination, dismissal, or whistleblowing claims.
Claims and outcomes
4 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlawful deduction from wages | The tribunal found an unauthorised deduction from wages for the period 21 October 2024 to 4 December 2024 and awarded the gross sum deducted together with unpaid employee pension contributions. | Upheld | — | £1,242 |
| Breach of contract | The tribunal upheld the notice pay claim and awarded damages calculated using gross pay to reflect the likelihood of tax being payable as Post Employment Notice Pay. | Upheld | — | £390 |
| Holiday pay | The tribunal found the respondent had not paid holiday accrued but untaken when employment ended and treated this as an unauthorised deduction from wages. | Upheld | — | £1,034 |
| Other | At the start of proceedings the respondent was in breach of its duty to provide a written statement of employment particulars, and the tribunal made an award under section 38 Employment Act 2002. | Upheld | — | £780 |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £3,445
- across all upheld claims
Legal tests applied
1 reference- section 38 Employment Act 2002
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