Claimant v Bosco Bristol Ltd — 2025

The claimant, F Barnard, presented his claim in the Bristol Employment Tribunal on 24 February 2025. The respondent, Bosco Bristol Limited, did not present a valid response on time, and the Employment Judge determined that judgment could be entered under rule 22 of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure.

The tribunal considered an extract from the claimant's employment contract. It found that paragraph 18 entitled him to four weeks' notice, and paragraph 19 limited any payment in lieu of notice to basic pay only. On that basis, the tribunal rejected any entitlement to a sum for tips as part of notice pay.

The tribunal calculated the claimant's weekly pay from payslips showing salary of £2,500 gross per month as £576.92. It held that the claimant had been dismissed in breach of contract in respect of notice and awarded damages of £2,307.368 gross, representing four weeks' basic pay.

The judgment states that the sum is to be paid within 14 days of the judgment being sent to the parties, and that the claimant is responsible for accounting for any tax payable.