Mr M Wilson v Amazing Glazing (Widnes) Ltd: 2403132/2023
JUDGMENT
[1]The claimant’s claim for unfair dismissal is well founded and succeeds. He was made redundant by text message on 9 February 2023 after 8 years service as a window fitter. The respondent has not defended the claim, was given notice of the remedy hearing and was copied into the schedule of loss information provided to the tribunal and has chosen not to make representations nor attend.[2]The claimant’s claim for breach of contract notice pay is well founded and succeeds. He was dismissed without notice.[3]The claimant claim for outstanding holiday pay is well founded and succeeds.[4]The claimant’s claim for unauthorised deduction from wages, non payment of the week in hand he had worked and his last week of work is well founded, those were wages properly payable to him, and succeeds. The respondent is ordered to pay to the claimant £ 9868.00 made up as follows: (and rounded to no decimal places) Basic award of statutory redundancy pay 8 years x 1(under age 41) x £427.50 gross week’s pay = £ 3420 Compensatory award He made no claim for lost earnings. Loss of statutory rights after 8 years service = £ 400 Breach of contract notice pay 8 weeks statutory notice 8 weeks x £ 355.86 net pay = £ 2847 Unauthorised deduction from wages 2 week’s pay gross, 2 x £ 427.50 = £ 855 Outstanding holiday pay Including entitlement carried over by consent 28 days A week’s gross pay £ 427.50 x 52.14 to get annual rate divided by 266 working days to get daily rate for holiday pay x 28 days due = £ 2346