Case 6017849/2024 · Employment Tribunal
Zoe Peveller v TLC Carers Limited — 2025
- Case reference
- 6017849/2024
- Decision date
- 3 November 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Searley REPRESENTATION
- Venue
- London South
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Zoe Peveller
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningEmployment Judge Searley, sitting alone with the respondent not in attendance, found the breach of contract claim for notice pay well-founded and ordered damages of £5,000 (gross, calculated to reflect Post Employment Notice Pay tax treatment).
The complaint of unfair dismissal was also well-founded. The tribunal held there was a 0% chance the claimant would have been fairly dismissed in any event, and that the respondent unreasonably failed to comply with the ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures 2015, justifying a 25% uplift to the compensatory award under s.207A TULR(C)A 1992. The basic award is £1,442.31 and the compensatory award (after uplift) is £7,904.11. The Employment Protection (Recoupment of Benefits) Regulations 1996 apply: total monetary award £9,346.42, prescribed element £5,823.29 (5 September 2024 to 3 November 2025), difference £3,523.13.
Claims and outcomes
2 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfair dismissal | Unfair dismissal upheld (0% Polkey reduction). Basic award £1,442.31; compensatory award £7,904.11 (after 25% s.207A ACAS uplift for unreasonable failure to comply with the ACAS Code on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures 2015). Recoupment Regulations apply: prescribed element £5,823.29 (5 Sep 2024-3 Nov 2025); difference £3,523.13. | Upheld | — | £9,346 |
| Breach of contract | Wrongful dismissal/notice pay - £5,000 damages (gross figure to reflect Post Employment Notice Pay tax treatment). | Upheld | — | £5,000 |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £14,346
- across all upheld claims
- Basic award
- £1,442
- statutory, unfair dismissal
- Compensatory award
- £7,904
- compensatory remedy recorded
Legal tests applied
3 references- s.207A Trade Union & Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992
- ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures 2015
- Employment Protection (Recoupment of Benefits) Regulations 1996
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