B Goncalves v Rhondda Hospitality Ltd — 2026

The tribunal upheld B Goncalves's complaints of unauthorised deduction from wages and unpaid holiday pay. Rhondda Hospitality Limited had failed to pay her for the final month of her employment and for accrued untaken holiday on termination. The tribunal ordered payment of £1,824 in wage arrears and £456 in holiday pay. The two awards total £2,280.

The claim was presented on 20 January 2025. The respondent's response was rejected because it was late, and the respondent sought neither reconsideration nor an extension of time. With no valid response, the claim proceeded under rule 22. Neither party attended the hearing on 4 August 2026. After the clerk tried to contact both parties and neither had attended or contacted the tribunal by 10.30am, the judge proceeded under rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024.

Both parties agreed that wage arrears and holiday pay were owed, although the respondent's late ET3 gave lower figures. The judge accepted the amounts in the claimant's ET1, reasoning that the respondent appeared now to accept those figures because it had neither applied for an extension of time to present its response nor attended the hearing.