Mr A Dunn v 1066 Capital Ltd t/a Crystal Press — 2025

Employment Judge Hopton, sitting alone at London Central by CVP on 10 February 2025, heard the claimant's complaints against 1066 Capital Ltd t/a Crystal Press, which did not appear and was not represented. The tribunal found that the complaint of breach of contract in relation to notice pay was well-founded and awarded £3,703.91 in damages calculated on gross pay. The complaint of unauthorised deductions from wages was also well-founded, the respondent having failed to pay employer pension contributions of £69.37 in both April and May 2024 and having deducted but not paid an employee pension contribution of £115.62 in April 2024, totalling £254.36 gross.

Under section 163 of the Employment Rights Act 1996, the claimant was held entitled to a statutory redundancy payment of £9,804.45. The tribunal also made a declaration that the respondent had failed to provide written itemised pay statements for April, May and June 2024 as required by section 8 of the Employment Rights Act 1996.

The complaint of unfair dismissal was well-founded, the claimant having been unfairly dismissed on 30 May 2024. The tribunal found there was a 100% chance the claimant would have been fairly dismissed one week later, as the parties had agreed a voluntary redundancy on the closure of his place of work to take effect on 6 June 2024; no compensatory award was therefore made, but £100 was awarded for loss of statutory rights. The total sum payable was £13,862.72 gross.