Case 6003453/2025 · Employment Tribunal
Ms A Charles v Decorator Express Ltd — 2025
- Case reference
- 6003453/2025
- Decision date
- 28 August 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Emery REPRESENTATION
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Ms A Charles
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe tribunal held that Ms A Charles’s complaint of unfair dismissal was well-founded and found that she had been unfairly dismissed. The respondent did not attend or have representation at the hearing, which took place at London Central by CVP on 21 August 2025, and Employment Judge Emery gave the judgment.
In remedy, the tribunal recorded that the respondent had unreasonably failed to comply with the ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures 2015 and increased the compensatory award by 10% under s 207A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. It then ordered a basic award of £2,100.00 and a compensatory award of £31,972.05, noting that these were the actual sums payable after any deductions or uplifts had been applied.
The tribunal also ordered £500.00 compensation for loss of statutory rights. For recoupment purposes, it recorded that the total monetary award for unfair dismissal, meaning the basic award plus compensatory award, was £34,072.05, with a prescribed element of £27,613.05 covering 16 December 2024 to 21 August 2025 and a balance of £6,459.00.
Claims and outcomes
1 finding recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfair dismissal | The tribunal also ordered £500 compensation for loss of statutory rights. It recorded a total monetary award for unfair dismissal of £34,072.05 for recoupment purposes, with a prescribed element of £27,613.05 for the period 16 December 2024 to 21 August 2025 and a difference of £6,459.00. | Upheld | — | £34,572 |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £34,572
- across all upheld claims
- Basic award
- £2,100
- statutory, unfair dismissal
- Compensatory award
- £31,972
- compensatory remedy recorded
Legal tests applied
3 references- ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures 2015
- s 207A Trade Union & Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992
- Employment Protection (Recoupment of Benefits) Regulations 1996
Official outcome judgment PDF
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