Simon Clacher v Epic Print Limited — 2025

Case reference: 6023478/2024
Decision date: 29 October 2025
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge K Richardson REPRESENTATION

Indexed: 25 April 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Simon Clacher

Respondent

Epic Print Limited

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

Employment Judge K Richardson found that the claimant Simon Clacher was unfairly dismissed by Epic Print Limited and that the respondent unreasonably failed to comply with the ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures 2015. A 5% uplift was applied to the compensatory award under s.207A of the Trade Union & Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.

The Tribunal made a basic award of £15,458.50 and a compensatory award which combined past losses (£15,649.21 net), future losses (£2,436.92 net), the 5% ACAS uplift (£904.30) and £500 for loss of statutory rights, grossed up to £23,738.05. Past income earned and new employment from 24 March 2025 paying £27,000 gross were credited against losses. The Recoupment Regulations apply with a prescribed element of £15,649.21.

Claims and outcomes

1 claim adjudicated

Claim type	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unfair dismissal	Upheld	—	£39,697

Source tags (gov.uk)

Unfair Dismissal

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

Remedy

Monetary award

Total award: £39,697
Basic award: £15,459
Compensatory award: £23,738

Source document

Primary record

The full judgment is available on gov.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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