Mr K Edwards v Boilertech (NW) Ltd: 2414155/2021
JUDGMENT
Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013 – Rule 21[1]The respondent has failed to present a valid response on time. The Employment Judge has decided that a determination can properly be made of the claim, in accordance with rule 21 of the Rules of Procedure.[2]The respondent has made an unauthorised deduction from the claimant's wages and is ordered to pay the claimant the gross sum of £1,630 ( £652.00 monthly salary x 2.5 months = £1639.00, from 1st April to 14th June 2021). This is to be paid as a gross sum, and the claimant is liable to account to HMRC for any tax and national insurance payable upon it.[3]The complaint of unfair dismissal succeeds and the respondent is ordered to pay to the claimant a basic award of £150.46 (½ a week’s gross pay for each year of employment in which the claimant was below the age of 22; £150.46 gross monthly salary x 0.5 x 2 ).[4]The claimant is entitled to a compensatory award. He was out of work for 1.5 months at a gross monthly salary of £652.00. His loss of earnings was accordingly £978.00, which sum the respondent is ordered to pay him. This sum is not subject to any deductions.[5]The recoupment regulations do not apply.[6]The Tribunal’s awards are accordingly: Deductions from wages £1,630.00 Unfair dismissal basic award £ 150.46 Unfair dismissal compensatory award £ 978.00