Case 6019180/2024 · Employment Tribunal
Ms H Daws v Aqualisa Products Limited — 2025
- Case reference
- 6019180/2024
- Decision date
- 27 February 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Fredericks-Bowyer On
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Ms H Daws
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe matter was determined on the papers on 21 February 2025 under Rule 22 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 after the respondent failed to present a response to the claim in time. The only claim before the tribunal was unfair dismissal. The Employment Judge found that the factual claims set out in the ET1, being uncontested, amounted to unfair dismissal and entered judgment for the claimant, holding that she was unfairly dismissed on 13 September 2024.
The judge determined remedy on the papers rather than at the listed November 2025 hearing, noting that the basic and compensatory awards could be calculated from the ET1 and from information the claimant provided on 7 February 2025 about her earnings and new employment. The judge accepted the claimant's evidence that she obtained new employment on 1 October 2024 at GBP 59.82 per week less than her earnings with the respondent, and awarded losses for the short period of unemployment, the on-going wages shortfall to the date of judgment, and future losses limited to the anniversary of her dismissal, considering this just and equitable given her mitigation through new employment.
The claimant was also awarded GBP 700 for lost statutory rights. The judge refused the claimant's request for compensation for mental anguish and life changing disruption, noting these are not available heads of compensation for unfair dismissal. The total awarded was GBP 6,026.71, payable within 14 days, and the November 2025 hearing was cancelled.
Claims and outcomes
1 finding recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfair dismissal | Determined on the papers under Rule 22 following the respondent's failure to file a response in time. Award comprises a basic award of GBP 1,724.62, a compensatory award of GBP 3,602.09 (covering losses to new employment, on-going wages shortfall, and future losses to the anniversary of dismissal), and GBP 700 for loss of statutory rights. The judgment states the total payable as GBP 6,026.71; the components sum to GBP 6,026.71 and the figure '6.026.71' in the text appears to be a typographical rendering of that total. The claimant's request for compensation for mental anguish and life changing disruption was refused as not available as a head of loss for unfair dismissal. | Upheld | — | £6,026 |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £6,026
- across all upheld claims
- Basic award
- £1,724
- statutory, unfair dismissal
- Compensatory award
- £3,602
- compensatory remedy recorded
Legal tests applied
1 reference- Rule 22 Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024
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