Case 6010130/2024 · Employment Tribunal

Ms Amanda Clare v Mrs Kellie-Jay Keen — 2025

Case reference: 6010130/2024
Decision date: 20 June 2025
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Elizabeth Gibson
Venue: By Cloud Virtual Platform

Indexed: 25 April 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Ms Amanda Clare

Respondent

Mrs Kellie-Jay Keen

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

Employment Judge Elizabeth Gibson determined this matter on the Cloud Video Platform on 20 June 2025. The claimant Ms Amanda Clare appeared in person, as did the respondent Mrs Kellie-Jay Keen (leader of the Party of Women). The claimant was employed as a campaigns director assisting candidates in the run-up to the 2024 local elections.

The Judge found the claimant's start date was 25 March 2024 (not 8 April 2024 as the respondent contended), supported by text message evidence and the claimant's witnesses. The complaint of unauthorised deductions from wages was upheld for two weeks' wages (£1,076.92 gross). The breach of contract / wrongful dismissal claim succeeded with damages of £538.46 (one week's notice). The complaint of holiday pay under regulations 14 and 16 of the Working Time Regulations 1998 was upheld for 3.5 days of pro rata accrued leave (£376.92 gross).

The respondent was also found in breach of the duty under section 1 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 to provide a written statement of employment particulars. Pursuant to section 38 of the Employment Act 2002 the Tribunal ordered the minimum award of two weeks' pay (£1,076.92), declining to award four weeks' pay given the short period of employment. The total award was £3,069.20.

Claims and outcomes

3 findings recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unlawful deduction from wages	Two weeks' unpaid wages 25 March - 7 April 2024 at salary of £28,000 pa. Includes a separate award of £1,076.92 (two weeks' pay) under s.38 Employment Act 2002 for failure to provide written statement of employment particulars.	Upheld	—	£1,077
Wrongful dismissal	One week's notice pay damages for breach of contract under s.86 ERA 1996.	Upheld	—	£538
Holiday pay	3.5 days accrued but untaken at £107.69/day under reg 14 WTR 1998. PDF text truncated from 22,395 to 15,000 chars; the awarded figure of £376.92 in the reasons is preferred over a transcription of £323.10 in the early summary section.	Upheld	—	£377

Remedy

Monetary award

Total award: £3,069; across all upheld claims

Legal tests applied

9 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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