Ms Simone Saint v Badas Consultancy Ltd t/a COFX — 2025

This was a Rule 21 judgment issued by Employment Judge Corrigan on 12 September 2024 (sent to the parties on 14 January 2025). The respondent had failed to present a valid response by the deadline of 12 August 2024, and the Employment Judge determined the claim could properly be decided under Rule 21 of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013. The respondent's name was changed to Badas Consultancy Ltd t/a COFX based on the ACAS Certificate and box 8.2 of the claim form, with Tunca Badas identified as sole director at the same Companies House address; no re-service was required.

The tribunal found that the respondent had made unauthorised deductions from the claimant's wages and ordered payment of £2,047.76 gross, subject to appropriate deductions for tax and National Insurance. The claimant had requested £9 per hour for 179 hours (£1,611) but made clear this figure was net of tax. The tribunal observed that awards for unlawful deduction of wages must be made gross, and having considered the likely tax and National Insurance at the current Minimum Wage rate for the hours worked, it concluded it was unnecessary to request the claimant's gross pay. The claimant retained the ability to seek reconsideration if she disagreed with either the gross pay rate or the respondent name change. The hearing listed for 24 September 2024 was cancelled.