Mr M Anam v Kitchen Labs Ltd: 2216794/2023
JUDGMENT
Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013 (“Rules”) – Rule 21[1]The hearing proceeded in the absence of the respondent because the respondent did not attend and had not presented a response within the required time limit. Before proceeding, the Tribunal did call and e-mail the respondent to alert it to the hearing. The Tribunal waited until 10:30am, and then continued to proceed with the hearing as the respondent had been warned it would.[2]The respondent having failed to file a response to the claimant’s claims within the required time limit, the Employment Judge decided that a determination can properly be made on the claim in accordance with rule 21 of the Rules.[3]The respondent made an unauthorised deduction from the claimant’s wages in September 2023 and it is ordered that the respondent pays him £1,442.31, an amount which is subject to payroll deductions.[4]The respondent owes the claimant expenses following the end of his employment and it is ordered the respondent pays him the sum of £6,629.26 in recompense.[5]The total net payment that the respondent must pay the claimant is £7,621.62. 1 of 2 Case Number: 2216794/2023