Mr O Ajala v OVO Energy Ltd: 1401165/2024
JUDGMENT
[1]The complaint of unfair dismissal is well-founded. The claimant was unfairly dismissed.[2]The claimant caused or contributed to the dismissal by blameworthy conduct and it is just and equitable to reduce the compensatory award payable to the claimant by one third.[3]It is just and equitable to reduce the basic award payable to the claimant by one third because of the claimant’s conduct before the dismissal.[4]The respondent shall pay the claimant the following sums:(a) A basic award of £3,858.(b) A compensatory award of £15,565.38. Note that these are actual the sums payable to the claimant after any deductions or uplifts have been applied.[5]The Employment Protection (Recoupment of Benefits) Regulations 1996 apply:a. The total monetary award (i.e. the compensatory award plus basic award) payable to the claimant for unfair dismissal is £19,423.38.b. The prescribed element is £15,565.38.c. The period of the prescribed element is from 21 December 2023 to 17 July 2025.d. The difference between(1) and(2) is £3,858. Approved by: