Case 6015570/2024 · Employment Tribunal
Wallace Stephen v Rum and Spice Limited — 2025
- Case reference
- 6015570/2024
- Decision date
- 2 March 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge M.
- Venue
- Leicester
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Wallace Stephen
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe tribunal heard the claim of Wallace Stephen against Rum and Spice Limited at Leicester on 3 February 2025 before Employment Judge M. A Siddique. The claimant appeared in person and the respondent failed to attend. The tribunal found the complaint of unfair dismissal well-founded and ordered a compensatory award of £915.20, making no basic award.
The tribunal also found well-founded the complaint of breach of contract in relation to notice pay and ordered damages of £823.68, calculated on gross pay to reflect the likelihood the claimant would be taxed on it as Post Employment Notice Pay. The complaint of unauthorised deductions from pay for the period 1 July to 31 August 2024 was well-founded and the respondent was ordered to pay the gross sum of £5,475.84. The complaint of unpaid holiday pay was also well-founded, with the respondent ordered to pay the gross sum of £641.10.
Written reasons were not provided because reasons had been given orally at the hearing and no written request was recorded.
Claims and outcomes
4 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfair dismissal | Compensatory award of £915.20; no basic award made. | Upheld | — | £915 |
| Breach of contract | Damages for notice pay of £823.68, calculated on gross pay to reflect likely tax treatment as Post Employment Notice Pay. | Upheld | — | £824 |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Unauthorised deductions from pay for the period 1 July – 31 August 2024; gross sum £5,475.84. | Upheld | — | £5,476 |
| Holiday pay | Unauthorised deduction by failure to pay holiday pay; gross sum £641.10. | Upheld | — | £641 |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £7,856
- across all upheld claims
- Compensatory award
- £915
- compensatory remedy recorded
Official outcome judgment PDF
Gov.uk primary recordThe official judgment PDF on gov.uk contains the tribunal's outcome, reasoning, and any remedy details. Where this page does not yet show extracted outcomes for every claim, use the PDF as the authoritative source.
Published on gov.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
How we got this data
Case essentials (reference, date, judge, venue, country, claim categories) are extracted from the structured metadata gov.uk publishes alongside each decision. Parties and monetary figures are extracted from the judgment PDF text. Key findings and per-claim outcomes require a second extraction pass that is not yet complete for this case — until then, the primary source linked above is the authoritative record. See full methodology.
Named in this case and want it removed? Submit a takedown request. The page will be withdrawn on receipt and the editor will follow up within five working days.