Joe Mason v Bridgegate Security (GB) Ltd: 2601369/2018
JUDGMENT
UPON EJ Hutchinson having clarified at a closed telephone preliminary hearing on 15th October 2018 that the Claimant is bringing a claim for unlawful deduction of wages for £7 for the deduction of an insurance contribution and £10 for one hour’s work not undertaken AND UPON the Claimant having rejected an open offer to pay him £17 at the closed preliminary hearing but persisting with his claim on the basis that he was entitled to damages for emotional distress AND UPON EJ Hutchinson having explained to the Claimant on 15th October 2018 that the Tribunal had no power to award him damages for emotional distress AND UPON this hearing having been moved to London South from Nottingham at the request of the Claimant Case Number: 2601369/2018 AND UPON the Tribunal hearing sworn witness evidence from Mr Evans AND UPON the Tribunal having read the bundle of documents provided by the Respondent for this trial along with the originating application and reply AND UPON the Claimant not having appeared or presented evidence or material other than to be found attached to his originating application AND UPON the Respondent acknowledging that in the exceptional circumstances of this case they did not obtain the prior written agreement of the Claimant to deduct £7 by way of an insurance payment and therefore did not seek to defend the claim for £7.00 AND UPON the Tribunal finding that the Claimant had worked for the Respondents for nine hours at a rate of pay of £10 an hour and that was what he was paid for The judgment of the Tribunal is that:-(1) The claim for unlawful deduction of wages for the insurance contribution is well founded(2) The claim for unlawful deduction of wages for one hour’s work that was not undertaken by the Claimant is not well founded(3) The Respondent shall pay the Claimant the sum of £7