Mr A Lester v M&G Olympic Products Ltd: 1802998/2022
JUDGMENT
Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013 – Rule 21 The claim was issued in the Leeds Employment Tribunals on 3 August 2022. The respondent has failed to present a valid response on time. Following a hearing on 17 October 2022, the Employment Judge has decided that a determination can properly be made of the claim in accordance with rule 21 of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure as follows:[1]The complaint of unauthorised deductions from wages succeeds and the respondent is ordered to pay the claimant, in relation to 1 week’s holiday, the gross sum of £639.60.[2]The respondent was contractually entitled to lay the claimant off without wages, so his claim for unpaid wages for the period he was laid off does not succeed.[3]The claimant was dismissed without notice in breach of contract and the respondent is ordered to pay the claimant damages in lieu of 7 weeks’ notice, amounting to £4,473.00. This sum has been calculated using the claimant’s gross pay, to reflect the likelihood that it will be taxable when he receives it.[4]The respondent has breached the claimant’s contract by deducting pension contributions from his wages but not paying them into his pension. The respondent is ordered to pay the claimant damages of £1,200.00[5]The claimant was dismissed by reason of redundancy and is entitled to a redundancy payment of £5,995.50.[6]The complaint that the respondent failed to pay the claimant a guarantee payment succeeds and the respondent is ordered to pay the claimant the sum of £150.00.