Seruwaia Tegeilolo v Sunbear Care — 2025

Case reference: 6031579/2025
Decision date: 5 December 2025
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge E Searley Representation
Venue: East London Hearing Centre

Indexed: 18 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Seruwaia Tegeilolo

Respondent

Sunbear Care

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The claimant brought a claim for unauthorised deductions from wages. The judgment records that the claimant's ET1 did not set out the detail of the alleged deductions and that she had not complied with the Tribunal order to provide documents and evidence in support of the claim.

The claimant did not attend the final hearing on 5 December 2025 and did not provide an explanation to the Tribunal. The Tribunal was satisfied that she was aware of the hearing, including from the notice of hearing and an email exchange with the respondent on 23 November 2025, and dismissed the claim under rule 47.

Claims and outcomes

1 finding recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Unlawful deduction from wages	The judgment states the claim for unauthorised deductions from wages was dismissed under rule 47 because the claimant did not attend and had not provided documents or evidence in support of the claim.	Dismissed	—	—

Legal tests applied

1 reference

Official outcome judgment PDF

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