Case 8001421/2025 · Employment Tribunal
ETZ 4(WR) IN THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL (SCOTLAND) Judgment of the Employment Tribunal in Case No: 8001421/2025 Issued in terms of Rule of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 Employment Judge J G d’Inverno M Jones v We Are Fun Scientists Ltd — 2024
- Case reference
- 8001421/2025
- Decision date
- 18 December 2024
- Jurisdiction
- Scotland
Parties
2 namedClaimant
ETZ 4(WR) IN THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL (SCOTLAND) Judgment of the Employment Tribunal in Case No: 8001421/2025 Issued in terms of Rule of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 Employment Judge J G d’Inverno M Jones
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe tribunal held that We Are Fun Scientists Ltd made an unauthorised deduction from M Jones’s wages in the period 3 December 2024 to 18 December 2024 inclusive. It found the deduction totalled £165 and was contrary to section 13 of the Employment Rights Act 1996. The tribunal ordered the respondent to pay £165, being a sum equivalent to the unlawful deduction.
The tribunal also found that the respondent had failed to pay £10 in refundable travel expenses and that this was a breach of contract. It awarded £10 as damages, describing that sum as the amount needed to place the claimant in the position she would have been in but for the breach. The total award was therefore £175.
Claims and outcomes
2 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlawful deduction from wages | The tribunal found an unauthorised deduction from wages in the period 3 December 2024 to 18 December 2024 inclusive, contrary to section 13 of the Employment Rights Act 1996. | Upheld | — | £165 |
| Breach of contract | The tribunal found that the respondent failed to pay £10 refundable travel expenses, which it treated as a breach of contract and awarded as damages to put the claimant in the position she would have been in but for the breach. | Upheld | — | £10 |
Remedy
Monetary award- Total award
- £175
- across all upheld claims
Legal tests applied
1 reference- section 13 of the Employment Rights Act 1996
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