Case 6001277/2025 · Employment Tribunal
Mrs Joanne Hance v D and G Café Ltd — 2025
- Case reference
- 6001277/2025
- Decision date
- 2 December 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge S Edwards Representation
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mrs Joanne Hance
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe tribunal found that Mrs Joanne Hance's complaint of unfair dismissal was well-founded and held that she had been unfairly dismissed by D and G Café Ltd. No other substantive claims are recorded in the judgment. The hearing was before Employment Judge S Edwards, sitting alone, and the judgment was given orally at the hearing.
On remedy, the tribunal recorded that the respondent had unreasonably failed to comply with the ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures 2015. It therefore increased the compensatory award by 10% under s.207A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. The tribunal also found that the claimant had caused or contributed to the dismissal by blameworthy conduct and reduced the compensatory award by 10% on that basis.
The tribunal further held that it was just and equitable to reduce the basic award by 10% because of the claimant's conduct before dismissal. It awarded a basic award of £6,230.70 and a compensatory award of £1,275.12, with the compensatory award recorded as a gross sum for which the claimant was responsible for tax and national insurance. The total monetary award for unfair dismissal was £7,505.82.
The judgment also recorded that the Employment Protection (Recoupment of Benefits) Regulations 1996 apply. It identified the prescribed element as £1,275.12, with the relevant period running from 15 October 2014 to 16 November 2024, and stated that the difference between the total award and the prescribed element was £6,230.70.
Claims and outcomes
1 finding recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfair dismissal | The tribunal found the complaint of unfair dismissal well-founded. It made a basic award, compensatory award, and applied both a 10% ACAS Code uplift and a 10% reduction for the claimant's contributory conduct, together with a 10% reduction to the basic award for the claimant's conduct before dismissal. | Upheld | — | £7,506 |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £7,506
- across all upheld claims
- Basic award
- £6,231
- statutory, unfair dismissal
- Compensatory award
- £1,275
- compensatory remedy recorded
Legal tests applied
2 references- s.207A Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992
- Employment Protection (Recoupment of Benefits) Regulations 1996
Official outcome judgment PDF
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