Case 6010682/2025 · Employment Tribunal
Richard Stratfull v Matrix Fire and Security Limited — 2026
- Case reference
- 6010682/2025
- Decision date
- 12 May 2026
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Elliott Representation
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Richard Stratfull
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe Tribunal dismissed the complaint of failure to pay a redundancy payment. It found that Mr Stratfull was not entitled to a redundancy payment under section 163 Employment Rights Act 1996.
The complaint of breach of contract in relation to notice, described in the judgment as wrongful dismissal, was well-founded. Matrix Fire and Security Limited was ordered to pay Mr Stratfull £5,538.43 as damages for breach of contract, calculated using gross pay because of the likelihood that tax would be payable as Post Employment Notice Pay.
The complaint of unfair dismissal was well-founded and the Tribunal found that Mr Stratfull was unfairly dismissed. It also found a 95% chance that he would have been fairly dismissed in any event, that he caused or contributed to the dismissal by blameworthy conduct, and that it was just and equitable to reduce both the compensatory award and the basic award by 75% because of his conduct.
The Tribunal found that the respondent unreasonably failed to comply with the ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures 2015 and increased the compensatory award by 20% under section 207A Trade Union & Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. For unfair dismissal, the respondent was ordered to pay a basic award of £2,524.03 and a compensatory award of £451.28, making a total monetary award for unfair dismissal of £2,975.31. The Employment Protection (Recoupment of Benefits) Regulations 1996 applied to the compensatory award, with the prescribed element recorded as £451.28 for the period 8 February 2025 to 12 May 2026.
Claims and outcomes
3 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redundancy | The complaint of failure to pay a redundancy payment was dismissed because the claimant was not entitled to a redundancy payment under section 163 Employment Rights Act 1996. | Dismissed | — | — |
| Wrongful dismissal | The judgment describes this as breach of contract in relation to notice (wrongful dismissal) and awards damages of £5,538.43. | Upheld | — | £5,538 |
| Unfair dismissal | The unfair dismissal award comprises a basic award of £2,524.03 and a compensatory award of £451.28 after the recorded deductions and uplift. | Upheld | — | £2,975 |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £8,514
- across all upheld claims
- Basic award
- £2,524
- statutory, unfair dismissal
- Compensatory award
- £451
- compensatory remedy recorded
Legal tests applied
4 references- section 163 Employment Rights Act 1996
- 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
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