Mrs H Cohen v Khan Mather Ltd — 2026

The tribunal entered judgment under Rule 22 of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2024 because Khan Mather Ltd had not presented a response. Mrs H Cohen worked for the respondent, a solicitors practice, as a solicitor from 3 September 2019 until 2 December 2025, working 20 hours per week. She was told on 2 December 2025 that the practice was closing with immediate effect. The tribunal recorded that the respondent remained an active company on the Companies House register.

The tribunal upheld the redundancy payment claim under section 163 of the Employment Rights Act 1996. Mrs Cohen had six complete years of service between the ages of 39 and 45 and gross weekly pay of £344.19. Applying section 162, the tribunal awarded £2,753.52, calculated using two years at one week's pay and four years at one and a half weeks' pay.

The breach of contract claim for failure to provide statutory notice was also upheld. The tribunal awarded £2,065.14, representing six weeks' pay under section 86 of the Employment Rights Act 1996. Mrs Cohen had one day of accrued annual leave when her employment ended. The tribunal upheld her claim under regulation 14 of the Working Time Regulations 1998 and awarded £68.84.

The three awards total £4,887.50. The accompanying interest notice specifies interest at 8% per annum from 6 August 2026, subject to no interest being payable if the sums are paid in full within 14 days after the judgment was sent to the parties on 5 August 2026. No monetary amount of interest was quantified.