Hasnat Shahriyar v Pierpoint International (UK) Limited — 2025

At a CVP hearing on 10 July 2025, Employment Judge Moyler heard the claimant's case against Pierpoint International (UK) Limited, which did not attend. The judgment was sent to the parties on 14 August 2025. The tribunal found the complaint of unauthorised deductions from wages well-founded for the period 28 October 2024 to 12 December 2024.

On that claim, the tribunal ordered payment of the gross sum deducted, £4,577.08, and a further £833.60 to compensate the claimant for financial loss attributable to the deduction. The claimant was directed to account for any tax or National Insurance on the gross sum. The tribunal also found the notice pay complaint well-founded and awarded £673.08 as damages for breach of contract, using gross pay to reflect the likelihood that tax would be payable on post-employment notice pay.

The tribunal further upheld the breach of contract complaint about expenses and allowances due under the contract of employment. It allowed the claim for a personal pension allowance at 3% of wages and notice pay, refund of a CIPD payment allowance, remote working allowance, IONOS agency email fees, personal laptop usage fee, Zoom Pro subscription, and work phone purchase, and awarded £677.50 in total.

Finally, the tribunal found the holiday pay complaint well-founded, stating that the respondent failed to pay the claimant in accordance with regulation 14(2) and/or 16(1) of the Working Time Regulations 1998. It awarded £538.48, with the claimant again responsible for any tax or National Insurance due on that payment.