Miss I Sorany v Kitchen Labs Ltd: 2200488/2024
JUDGMENT
The unanimous judgment of the Tribunal is as follows: Wages[1]The complaint of unauthorised deductions from wages is well-founded. The respondent made an unauthorised deduction from the claimant's wages.[2]The respondent shall pay the claimant £1084.11, which is the gross sum deducted. The claimant is responsible for the payment of any tax or National Insurance. Notice Pay[3]The complaint of breach of contract in relation to notice pay is wellfounded.[4]The respondent shall pay the claimant £578 as damages for breach of contract. This figure has been calculated using gross pay to reflect the likelihood that the claimant will have to pay tax on it as Post Employment Notice Pay. Case No: 2200488/2024 Holiday Pay[5]The complaint in respect of holiday pay is well-founded. The respondent made an unauthorised deduction from the claimant's wages by failing to pay the claimant for holidays accrued but not taken on the date the claimant’s employment ended.[6]The respondent shall pay the claimant £519. The claimant is responsible for paying any tax or National Insurance. Automatic Unfair Dismissal (s.104A)[7]The complaint of unfair dismissal is not well-founded. The claimant was not unfairly dismissed because of a protected disclosure. Detriment because of a protected disclosure (s.47B)[8]The complaint of detriment because of a protected disclosure is not wellfounded and is dismissed.