Mr I Acquah v JWG Survey & Engineering Ltd: 2405863/2022
JUDGMENT
[1]The respondent made the following unauthorised deductions from the claimant’s final net wages: 1.1. £99.52 1.2. £227.19 1.3. £138.48 and 1.4. £25.96[2]The total amount unlawfully deducted was £491.15.[3]The respondent is ordered to pay this sum net to the claimant.[4]The respondent breached the claimant’s contract of employment by failing to reimburse him for the following expenses: 4.1. £40.00 for telephone charges and 4.2. £60.00 for safety boots.[5]The respondent is ordered to pay the sum of £100.00 to the claimant as damages for that breach of contract.[6]The respondent did not make any deductions from the claimant’s holiday pay.[7]The respondent did not make any deductions from the claimant’s wages for overtime.[8]The only wages properly payable for the claimant’s final day of employment were £25.96, so the respondent did not make any deduction from his wages by failing to pay him a greater sum.[9]The respondent did make further deductions of £410.20 from the claimant’s final wages, but those deductions were authorised.[10]The total amount owing to the claimant is therefore £591.15 net.