Case 8000920/2025 · Employment Tribunal
Claimant v Mj's braehead Ltd (In Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) — 2025
- Case reference
- 8000920/2025
- Decision date
- 28 August 2025
- Jurisdiction
- Scotland
- Judge
- Employment Judge O’Dempsey NUTTALL
- Venue
- Glasgow
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Claimant
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe tribunal sat in Glasgow on 5 August 2025. The respondents did not attend, and after practicable inquiries the employment judge proceeded under rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Rules 2024 and heard the claimant's evidence. The claimant was self-represented. The tribunal upheld the claimant's claims for unfair dismissal, unlawful deductions from wages, and breach of contract against MJ'S Braehead Ltd.
For unfair dismissal, the tribunal awarded a basic award of £253.70 and a compensatory element of £10,354.68. The compensatory element was made up of £5,920.75 for loss to hearing, £1,795 for future loss, £500 for lost statutory rights, and a 25% uplift of £2,070.93 for unreasonable failure to observe the ACAS Code. The recoupment section applied the Employment Protection (Recoupment of Benefits) Regulations 1996, identified a prescribed element of £5,920.75 for the period 7 December 2024 to 5 August 2025, and stated that the amount by which the monetary award exceeded the prescribed element was £4,433.93.
The tribunal also awarded £819.84 for unlawful deductions from wages, described as accrued holiday pay for 74.39 hours, and £236.83 for breach of contract. In addition, it ordered the respondents to pay £450 in expenses because of their unreasonable conduct of the proceedings. The written record also states a total monetary award of £10,354.64 in the recoupment section, which does not exactly match the earlier compensatory total of £10,354.68.
Claims and outcomes
3 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfair dismissal | Basic award £253.70 plus compensatory element £10,354.68. The recoupment section states a total monetary award of £10,354.64, which differs by 4p from the stated compensatory total. | Upheld | — | £10,608 |
| Unlawful deduction from wages | Award described as accrued holiday pay for 74.39 hours. | Upheld | — | £820 |
| Breach of contract | Damages awarded. | Upheld | — | £237 |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £12,115
- across all upheld claims
- Basic award
- £254
- statutory, unfair dismissal
- Compensatory award
- £10,355
- compensatory remedy recorded
Official outcome judgment PDF
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