Mr Jamie Greengrass v ONQOR Ltd — 2025

The claimant, a junior UI designer employed by ONQOR Ltd from 15 August 2022, was made redundant by letter of 22 November 2024. He was not paid his October 2024 salary and only received partial payments thereafter (£570 in December 2024 and £655 in January 2025). The respondent did not file an ET3 response and did not attend the CVP hearing on 20 October 2025.

Employment Judge Sarkis found that, although the claim form was lodged outside the three-month limit, it was not reasonably practicable for the claimant to present it in time given his expectation of payment supported by assurances received via an active WhatsApp group and his unrepresented status, and that it was presented within a further reasonable period. On the merits, the tribunal upheld the claims for unlawful deduction from wages (including accrued holiday), the unpaid agreed redundancy payment, unpaid notice pay in breach of contract, and unpaid employee pension contributions in breach of contract. The claims for additional financial loss and for emotional distress were dismissed, the former for lack of evidence of financial loss and the latter because the proceedings did not include a claim for unlawful treatment such as discrimination or harassment.

After accounting for £1,225 already received by the claimant in December 2024 and January 2025, the respondent was ordered to pay £9,868.19 in total, with the claimant responsible for tax on the gross sums as appropriate.