Mr K Lloyd v Art of Smart Group Ltd: 1807855/2023
JUDGMENT
Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013 – Rule 21 The claim was issued in the Leeds Employment Tribunals on 06 November 2023. The respondent has failed to present a valid response on time. The Employment Judge has decided that a determination can properly be made of the claim, or part of it, in accordance with rule 21 of the Rules of Procedure.[1]Art of Smart Group Limited is substituted as the correctly named respondent under rule 34. The claim form was served on Art of Smart at the respondents trading office and was re-sent to the respondents registered office address.[2]The claim for unfair dismissal is well founded and it succeeds. The Claimant is awarded a basic award of £1,200.00 and a compensatory award of £493.21.[3]The respondent has made unauthorised deductions from the claimant’s wages and must pay the claimant the gross amount of £790.00.[4]The respondent has failed to pay the claimant’s holiday entitlement and must pay the claimant the gross amount of £540.00.[5]For the unreasonable failure of the respondent to comply with The ACAS Code of Practice on Discipline and Grievance Procedures, the respondent is ordered to pay to the claimant a 25% increase on the above awards of £620.80.[6]The claim of unlawful deductions of wages insofar as the money deducted from wages for pension contributions that have not been paid into the relevant pension fund is not a matter the Employment Tribunal has jurisdiction to determine and should be referred to the Pensions Regulator.