Mrs M Tagawa v Krystal CSG UK Ltd: 2400417/2024
REASONS
[1]The claimant worked for the respondent specialist cleaning company from 7 April 2023 to 22 August 2023 as a cleaner.[2]The claimant was employed on a zero hours contract and was paid an hourly rate of £10.42.[3]The claimant complains that she was not paid for the last month of her employment with the respondent.[4]On 4 September 2023 the claimant sent the respondent a message asking on what date she would be paid her wages.[5]The respondent replied to the claimant’s message on the 5 September 2023 and told the claimant that she would be paid on 13 September 2023.[6]On 12 September 2023 the respondent sent the claimant her final payslip. The payslip, dated 13 September 2023, recorded that the claimant had worked 42 hours and was entitled to payment of wages of £437.64. The payslip also recorded that the claimant was entitled to an income tax rebate of £87.80.[7]The claimant did not receive any payment from the respondent on the 13 September 2023. On the same date the claimant sent the respondent a message asking if the payment was due that day because she had not received the payment.[8]On 14 September 2023 the claimant sent another message seeking a response to the message that she had sent on the previous day. The claimant did not receive a response to either message.[9]On 25 November 2023 the claimant started ACAS Early Conciliation.[10]On 27 December 2023 the claimant sent the respondent an email informing the respondent that she had not received the payment and asked the respondent to check payment records.[11]On 6 January 2024 the claimant received the Early Conciliation Certificate[12]On 23 January 2024 the claimant issued Employment Tribunal proceedings.[13]The respondent unlawfully deducted the gross sum of £525.44 from the claimant’s wages in September 2023.