Case 6011637/2024 · Employment Tribunal
Ms S-A Sparks v Anchor Bookham Ltd — 2025
- Case reference
- 6011637/2024
- Decision date
- 17 October 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge MJ Reed
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Ms S-A Sparks
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningMs S-A Sparks brought claims for breach of contract/notice pay, holiday pay, unfair dismissal, associative disability discrimination, and unauthorised deductions from wages in respect of statutory sick pay. Employment Judge MJ Reed heard the case by video on 17 October 2025; the respondent did not attend. The tribunal upheld the notice pay claim and awarded £1,552.80 damages, calculated on gross pay because the sum was treated as Post Employment Notice Pay. It also upheld the holiday pay claim and awarded £371.40 for holidays accrued but untaken when employment ended.
The unfair dismissal complaint was upheld. The tribunal awarded a basic award of £2,329.20 and a compensatory award of £13,457.60, giving a total unfair dismissal award of £15,786.80. The Employment Protection (Recoupment of Benefits) Regulations 1996 applied; the prescribed element was £10,658.49 for the period 2 July 2024 to 17 October 2025, and the difference was £5,128.31. The associative disability discrimination complaint was dismissed as not well-founded. The statutory sick pay deduction complaint was also dismissed because the tribunal said it had no jurisdiction to consider such a claim.
Claims and outcomes
5 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disability discrimination | Described as associative disability discrimination and found not well-founded. | Dismissed | Disability | — |
| Breach of contract | Notice pay claim; damages were calculated using gross pay because the tribunal said the claimant was likely to pay tax on it as Post Employment Notice Pay. | Upheld | — | £1,553 |
| Holiday pay | Holiday pay for holidays accrued but untaken at the end of employment; the tribunal said the sum was subject to tax or National Insurance as applicable. | Upheld | — | £371 |
| Unfair dismissal | Basic award of £2,329.20 and compensatory award of £13,457.60 were awarded; the Employment Protection (Recoupment of Benefits) Regulations 1996 applied. | Upheld | — | £15,787 |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Complaint in respect of statutory sick pay was dismissed because the tribunal said it had no jurisdiction to consider such a claim. | Dismissed | — | — |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £17,711
- across all upheld claims
- Basic award
- £2,329
- statutory, unfair dismissal
- Compensatory award
- £13,458
- compensatory remedy recorded
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