Mr M Z U Khan v Rebwar Ali Ciao Pizzeria — 2025

Mr M Z U Khan brought a claim for unpaid wages for work done between 10 and 14 December 2024. The respondent did not attend the hearing. The tribunal proceeded in its absence under the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 and relied on the claimant's unchallenged evidence and documents.

The tribunal found that the claimant had been employed by Rebwar Ali Ciao Pizzeria as a delivery driver from around June or July 2024, with shifts sent to him through a WhatsApp group and instructions given through that group. It found that he worked the hours claimed in the week commencing 9 December 2024, that he was expected to work those hours personally, and that he was an employee within section 230 of the Employment Rights Act 1996.

On remedy, the tribunal held that the claimant was entitled to be paid for 40 hours at the national minimum wage rate applicable at the time, namely £11.44 per hour, rather than the £10 per hour he had been paid. That produced a total due of £457.60. The tribunal found there was no lawful reason for the non-payment and held that the respondent had made an unauthorised deduction from wages. It ordered payment of £457.60, less any deductions required by law for tax and national insurance contributions.