Mr M Chicheko v Global Caring Group Ltd — 2026

The tribunal allowed Mr Chicheko to combine the matters raised in his two claims under case 6038541/2025. He then withdrew case 1304682/2025, which was dismissed upon withdrawal. Global Caring Group Ltd had filed no response and did not attend the hearing, so the tribunal proceeded in its absence and considered Mr Chicheko's documents and oral evidence.

The tribunal found that Mr Chicheko had not been paid for 33 hours worked in February 2025, 144 hours in March and 57 hours in April. It also found that his contractual fuel allowance of £300 a month had not been paid for May, June or July 2025. These sums remained outstanding when his employment ended on 18 August 2025. The breach of contract claim was upheld and the tribunal awarded £3,567.78 net, comprising the unpaid hours and £900 in fuel allowances.

Mr Chicheko was an irregular-hours worker whose leave year ran from 20 April to 19 April. The tribunal found that he accrued 231 hours of annual leave during his employment. He received no holiday pay for leave taken between 7 and 21 April 2025 and no payment for accrued but untaken leave when his employment ended. The tribunal held that this was an unauthorised deduction from wages and awarded £3,118.50 gross.

The respondent had not provided a written statement of employment particulars at any point. The tribunal found that this caused difficulty in establishing the contractual terms, holiday entitlement, leave year and fuel arrangements. It awarded four weeks' gross pay, £1,660.52, under section 38 of the Employment Act 2002. The total award was £8,346.80.