D Quested v Ready and Hayter Holdings Ltd (in voluntary liquidation): 2305457/2023
JUDGMENT
[1]The respondent’s name was amended to Ready and Hayter Holdings Limited upon application by the claimant.[2]The complaint of unauthorised deductions from wages is well-founded. The respondent made an unauthorised deduction from the claimant’s wages in June/ July 2023.[3]The respondent shall pay the claimant £3,200, which is the gross sum deducted. The claimant is responsible for the payment of any tax or National Insurance.[4]The complaint of breach of contract in relation to notice pay is well-founded.[5]The respondent shall pay the claimant £1,600 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.[6]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. Case Number: 2305457/2023[7]The respondent shall pay the claimant £1,370. The claimant is responsible for paying any tax or National Insurance.[8]The complaint that the respondent was in breach of contract by failing to pay the claimant a contractual redundancy payment is not well-founded and is dismissed.[9]The total award (gross) is £6,170.[10]Recoupment does not apply to this award. ..............................................