Case 6009060/2024 · Employment Tribunal
Stephanie A Taylor v Accountants etc Ltd — 2025
- Case reference
- 6009060/2024
- Decision date
- 3 April 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Davey REPRESENTATION
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Stephanie A Taylor
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe tribunal found that the respondent made unauthorised deductions from the claimant's wages in the period 24 June 2024 to 2 August 2024. It awarded the gross sum deducted of £1,617.78 and, because the respondent unreasonably failed to comply with the ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures 2015, applied a 10% uplift of £161.78, giving a total award of £1,779.56.
The tribunal also upheld the claimant's notice pay claim in breach of contract and awarded £539.26 as damages, calculated using gross pay to reflect the likelihood that the sum would be subject to tax as Post Employment Notice Pay. It further upheld the holiday pay claim, finding that the respondent had failed to pay for holiday accrued but not taken when employment ended; the tribunal awarded £337.03 and applied a 10% ACAS uplift of £33.70, producing a total holiday pay award of £370.73.
The unfair dismissal complaint was well-founded. The tribunal stated that the claimant was unfairly dismissed and made no deduction for contributory fault or blameworthy conduct. It awarded a basic award of £539.26 and a compensatory award made up of £643.53 for immediate loss of earnings and £500 for loss of statutory rights. A further 10% uplift was applied under s.207A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, and the total award for unfair dismissal was £1,682.79.
The Employment Protection (Recoupment of Benefits) Regulations 1996 were said to apply to the unfair dismissal award. The tribunal recorded the total monetary award for unfair dismissal as £1,682.79, with a prescribed element of £643.53 for the period 17 August 2024 to 28 March 2025 and the balance of £1,039.26. It also found that the respondent was in breach of its duty to provide a written statement of employment particulars, found no exceptional circumstances making a two-week award unjust or inequitable, and awarded four weeks' gross pay of £539.26 under section 38 of the Employment Act 2002.
Claims and outcomes
5 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Unauthorised deductions from wages were found for the period 24 June 2024 to 2 August 2024. The award was the gross sum deducted plus a 10% uplift under s.207A TULR(C)A 1992. | Upheld | — | £1,780 |
| Breach of contract | Notice pay was awarded as damages for breach of contract. The tribunal calculated the figure using gross pay because of the likely tax treatment as Post Employment Notice Pay. | Upheld | — | £539 |
| Holiday pay | Holiday pay was awarded for accrued but untaken leave at the end of employment. The sum included a 10% uplift under s.207A TULR(C)A 1992. | Upheld | — | £371 |
| Unfair dismissal | The tribunal found the dismissal unfair and made no deduction for contributory fault or blameworthy conduct. The award comprised a basic award, compensatory award for immediate loss of earnings and loss of statutory rights, and a 10% uplift under s.207A TULR(C)A 1992. | Upheld | — | £1,683 |
| Other | The respondent was found to be in breach of its duty to provide a written statement of employment particulars. The tribunal found no exceptional circumstances and awarded four weeks' gross pay under section 38 Employment Act 2002. | Upheld | — | £539 |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £4,912
- across all upheld claims
- Basic award
- £539
- statutory, unfair dismissal
- Compensatory award
- £1,144
- compensatory remedy recorded
Legal tests applied
4 references- ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures 2015
- s.207A Trade Union & Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992
- Employment Protection (Recoupment of Benefits) Regulations 1996
- section 38 Employment Act 2002
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