Case 6007620/2024 · Employment Tribunal
Zak Poyzer v Matthew House Ltd. — 2025
- Case reference
- 6007620/2024
- Decision date
- 7 April 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Millns
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Zak Poyzer
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe hearing took place at Nottingham (via CVP) on 27 March 2025 before Employment Judge Millns sitting alone. The respondent failed to submit a Response and did not appear; the Tribunal heard evidence from the claimant under Rule 22 of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2024.
The Tribunal found the complaints of breach of contract (notice pay), unauthorised deductions from wages, holiday pay, and failure to provide written itemised pay statements to be well-founded. The respondent was ordered to pay £434.72 as damages for notice pay (calculated on gross pay to reflect likely Post Employment Notice Pay tax treatment), £125.84 for wage deductions in the period 27 March 2024 – 4 May 2024, and £277.99 for accrued but untaken holiday pay; the claimant is responsible for any tax and National Insurance on the wages and holiday pay sums.
In relation to the failure to provide written itemised pay statements under s.8 Employment Rights Act 1996, the Tribunal found unnotified deductions totalling £838.55 in the 13 weeks prior to presentation of the claim form and awarded £500 in respect of those deductions. The separate claim concerning a written statement of employment particulars was dismissed because the respondent was not in breach of that duty when proceedings began.
Claims and outcomes
5 findings recordedThis case has mixed outcomes under at least one legal claim type. A tribunal can uphold some allegations and dismiss others under the same legal head, so rows below may represent separate issues or allegation groups from the judgment.
| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breach of contract | Notice pay claim well-founded; awarded as damages calculated using gross pay to reflect likely tax treatment as Post Employment Notice Pay. | Upheld | — | £435 |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Unauthorised deduction from wages in the period 27 March 2024 – 4 May 2024; gross sum awarded with claimant responsible for tax/NI. | Upheld | — | £126 |
| Holiday pay | Failure to pay for holidays accrued but not taken on the date employment ended; treated as an unauthorised deduction from wages. | Upheld | — | £278 |
| Other | Failure to provide written itemised pay statements under s.8 Employment Rights Act 1996 in the period 27 March 2024 – 4 May 2024; unnotified deductions totalling £838.55 in the 13 weeks prior to presentation, with £500 awarded in respect of those deductions. | Upheld | — | £500 |
| Other | Claim regarding failure to provide a written statement of employment particulars: when the proceedings began the respondent was not in breach of its duty, so this claim was dismissed. | Dismissed | — | — |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £1,339
- across all upheld claims
Legal tests applied
2 references- Rule 22, Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2024
- section 8 Employment Rights Act 1996
Official outcome judgment PDF
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