Ms J Bowden v K S Optical Ltd: 2415140/2021
JUDGMENT
(1) The claimant’s complaint seeking a redundancy payment from the respondent is well founded and succeeds.(2) The respondent shall pay to the claimant compensation in respect of her successful complaint in the sum of £2,703.92 (Two Thousand, Seven Hundred and Three Pounds Ninety-Two Pence) and calculated as follows: Redundancy payment Subtotal/Total[1]Completed years of service at date of effective termination = 9 years[2]Weeks pay = £200.29[3]Years of completed service where the claimant was aged 41 years or over = 9 (therefore 1 ½ weeks pay for each completed year)[4]Calculation for redundancy payment is therefore: (£200.29 x 9) x 1 ½ = £2703.92 Subtotal £2703.92 Grand total £2703.92 Note: At the date of the hearing, the Tribunal noted that the respondent company had its application to strike off the Companies House register (company number: 06868384), dated 8 February 2022, suspended following an application made by the claimant on 16 February 2022. It is understood that this suspension will remain in place for a period of 6 months until August 2022, and it will then be lifted or extended should the claimant or another make an appropriate application.