Ms V Edmondson v Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust: 2501339/2024
JUDGMENT
[1]The claimant was dismissed by the respondent in breach of contract by a failure to give notice of termination and dismissing her summarily.[2]The respondent will pay to the claimant damages for the breach in the sum of £1,558 gross.[3]The claimant was unfairly dismissed by the respondent.[4]The respondent will pay to the claimant compensation for the unfair dismissal in the sum of £29,475.70, comprising a basic award of £1,286 and a compensatory award of £28,189.70 (loss of statutory rights of £450, loss of earnings and pension of £25,627 and an additional 10% of £2,562 for an unreasonable failure of the respondent to comply with the ACAS Code of Practice on Discipline and Grievance Procedures).[5]The recoupment provisions apply. The prescribed period is from 14 March 2023 to 31 July 2026 and the prescribed element is £27,739.70. The total award exceeds the prescribed element by £1,736.[6]The respondent made unauthorised deductions from the wages of the claimant in the sum of £4,095 gross and will pay that sum, after accounting for statutory deductions, to the claimant. Case No. 2501339/2024 Approved by: D N Jones