Case 6003693/2024 · Employment Tribunal
Saira Gondal v Kids First Steps Limited — 2025
- Case reference
- 6003693/2024
- Decision date
- 1 April 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Aspinall Representation
- Venue
- Liverpool
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Saira Gondal
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningEmployment Judge Aspinall, sitting at Liverpool on 1 April 2025, heard the claimant Saira Gondal in person (supported by her brother Dr Gondal); the respondent Kids First Steps Limited did not attend. The Tribunal found that the claimant's complaint of constructive unfair dismissal was well founded and succeeded, as were her claims for holiday pay, unauthorised deduction from wages, and breach of contract notice pay. The Tribunal also upheld her claim for an ACAS uplift on the compensatory award for unfair dismissal for failure to follow the Code in relation to grievance.
The respondent was ordered to pay £17,833 in total. This comprised an unfair dismissal award of £8,426 (a basic award of £902 based on 2 weeks at £451 gross, a compensatory award of £7,022 covering 15 weeks loss of earnings from 4 April 2024 to 24 July 2024 plus £250 for loss of statutory rights, and a 20% ACAS uplift of £1,404), £630 holiday pay (7 days at £90), £7,875 in unauthorised deductions (5 months of unpaid salary at £1,806 less £1,156 part payments), and notice pay of 2 weeks which was subsumed within the compensatory award. A prescribed element of £6,772 was identified for recoupment purposes (period 6 April 2024 to 1 April 2025), leaving a balance of £11,061.
Claims and outcomes
6 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constructive dismissal | Constructive unfair dismissal: basic award £902 + compensatory award £7,022 (15 weeks loss of earnings £6,772 + loss of statutory rights £250) + 20% ACAS uplift £1,404 = £8,426. | Upheld | — | £8,426 |
| Unfair dismissal | Treated as the same head of claim as the constructive dismissal finding; award captured under constructive_dismissal entry. | Upheld | — | — |
| Holiday pay | 7 days at £90 daily rate. | Upheld | — | £630 |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Salary for November 2023 to March 2024 (5 months at £1,806 = £9,030) less part payments of £1,156. | Upheld | — | £7,875 |
| Breach of contract | Notice pay: 2 weeks due but subsumed within the 15 weeks compensatory award for loss of earnings; nil additional sum awarded. | Upheld | — | — |
| Working time regulations | Listed on gov.uk under Working Time Regulations but the judgment addresses the entitlement as holiday pay; no separate working time finding made. | Other | — | — |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £17,833
- across all upheld claims
- Basic award
- £902
- statutory, unfair dismissal
- Compensatory award
- £7,022
- compensatory remedy recorded
Official outcome judgment PDF
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