Miss M Rook and Others v Accepted Money Ltd: 1800968/2023 and others Miss M Rook and Others v Accepted Money Ltd: 1800968/2023 and others
JUDGMENT
[1]The title of the Respondent is amended from Accepted Money to Accepted Money Limited.[2]All Claimants apart from Miss Smith, who resigned earlier, were dismissed by reason of redundancy on 28th February 2023.[3]The claims for unauthorised deductions from wages in respect of unpaid salary (including agreed additional bonus entitlements for which any Claimant qualified) for the months of January and February 2023; for unauthorised deductions from wages in respect of unpaid accrued 31 days contractual holiday entitlement at the date of termination(being 5 days pro-rata for January and February, less New Year bank holiday, plus any holidays identified as having been carried over) ; for redundancy payments for those Claimants with 2 year’s qualifying service, and; for damages for all Claimants enrolled in the Nest government pension scheme but whose employee contributions when deducted from salary in the months September to December 2022 were not in fact paid over, in breach of the implied term of contract that the monies would be dealt with in this way, succeed to the extent as set out below.[4]The Respondent is ordered to pay to each Claimant the gross sum identified below as due under these respective heads of claim.[5]All other claims are dismissed.[6]Rook January salary £1750.00 February salary £1750.00 £3500.00 4 days holiday @ £80.77 £323.08 4 months pension contributions @ £49.20 £196.80 £4019.88[7]Bailey January salary £1500.00 February salary £1500.00 £3000.00 4 days holiday @ £69.23 £276.92 £3276.92[8]Holmes January salary £2916.67 February salary £2916.67 £5833.34 holiday £99.16 Redundancy payment 2.5 weeks capped @£571 £1427.50 £7360.00[9]Young January salary £2166.67 February salary £2166.67 Bonus due £485.00 £4818.34 4 days holiday @ £100.00 £400.00 £5218.34[10]Thompson January salary £2500.00 February salary £2500.00 £5000.00 4 days holiday @ £115.38 £461.52 £5461.52[11]Saville January salary £2433.00 February salary £2083.00 £4516.00 4 days holiday @ £96.15 £384.60 Redundancy payment 2 weeks @£480 £960.00 4 months pension contributions @ £78.00 £312.00 £6172.60[12]Jaques January salary £2540.00 February salary £2625.00 £5165.00 4 days holiday @ £115.38 £576.90 4 months pension contributions @ £80.80 £323.20 £6065.10[13]Morris January salary £1779.12 February salary £1500.00 £3279.12 4 days holiday @ £69.23 £276.92 4 months pension contributions @ £50.37 £201.48 £3757.52[14]Hayden January salary £2083.33 February salary £2083.33 £5166.66 4 days holiday £384.00 4 months pension contributions @ £56.66 £226.67 £5777.33[15]Downing January salary £2083.33 February salary £2083.33 £5166.66 4 days holiday @ £96.15 £384.60 £5551.26[16]Smith January salary due on termination £1607.40[17]Brewer January and February SMP 1879.92 4 .6 days holiday £442.31 Redundancy payment 3 weeks @£480.77 £1442.31 £3764.54 Cases: 1800968/2023, 1800969/2023, 1801385/2023, 1801386/2023, 1801387/2023, 1801388/2023, 1801389/2023, 1801390/2023, 180139012023, 18013902/2023, 1801393/2023, 1801394/2023 & 1801396/2023, EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimants: Miss M Rook Ms L Bailey Mr R Holmes Miss S Young Miss S Thompson Miss C Saville Miss S Jaques Mrs KA Morris Miss J Hayden Mr G Downing Miss S Smith Mr M Mason Miss S Brewer Respondent: Accepted Money Limited AT A HEARING Heard at: Sheffield On: 24th May 2023 Before: Employment Judge Lancaster Representation Claimant: Holmes, Saville, Jaques and Mason in person. All other claimants represented today by Mr Holmes. Respondent: No appearance entered and did not attend.[1]Further to the Judgment dated 24th May the Respondent is also ordered to pay to the Claimant Mr M Mason the gross sum identified below as due under his respective heads of claim, which was mistakenly not included in the original written record of the judgment given at the hearing. Cases: 1800968/2023, 1800969/2023, 1801385/2023, 1801386/2023, 1801387/2023, 1801388/2023, 1801389/2023, 1801390/2023, 180139012023, 18013902/2023, 1801393/2023, 1801394/2023 & 1801396/2023,[2]Mason January salary £2750.00 February salary £2750.00 Bonus due £300.00 £5800.00 4 days holiday £507.69 Redundancy payment 2 weeks capped @£571 £1042.00 4 months pension contributions @ £90.80 £363.20 £7712.89