Miss E Rumsby v A Pourzeinali: 2501252/2020
JUDGMENT
[1]The claimant’s complaint that the respondent made deductions from her wages in contravention of section 13 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 by failing to pay wages due for the period 27 June 2020 to 11 July 2020 is well founded. The respondent must pay to the claimant £560, being the amount deducted from the claimant’s wages in respect of that period.[2]The claimant’s complaint that the respondent made deductions from her wages in contravention of section 13 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 by failing to pay wages due for the period 12 July 2020 to 22 September 2020 is well founded. The employer has since paid the amount owing to the claimant so no further Order is made.[3]When these proceedings were begun the respondent was in breach of its duty to the claimant under section 1(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996. The respondent must pay to the claimant an additional £560, being an award under section 38 of the Employment Act 2002. Case No. 2501252/2020(V)[4]The claimant’s claim that she is entitled to a statutory redundancy payment because she was dismissed by reason of redundancy on or around 4 July 2020 is not made out. Note: This has been a remote hearing. The parties did not object to the case being heard remotely. The form of remote hearing was V - video. It was not practicable to hold a face to face hearing because of the Covid19 pandemic.