Mr S Gobey v Rhinos Plant Hire Ltd: 3200919/2023
JUDGMENT
[1]The Respondent having failed to present a response within the time permitted, judgement for the Claimant is entered under rule 21.[2]The Tribunal found that:(i) The Respondent made unauthorised deductions from the Claimant’s wages on the 8th March 2023 for the hours worked between 7am to 3pm (8 hours minus 0.5 hour for lunch break = 7.5 hours).(ii) The claim of holiday pay due, under his employment contract and/or under the Working Time Regulations 1998, is well-founded.[3]For the avoidance of doubt the Respondent is ordered to pay the following amounts:(i) The respondent made unlawful deductions in breach of section 13 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 in respect of the claimant’s wages: Case Number: 3200919/2023 - holiday pay in the sum of £757.95 net (48.9 hours calculated up until the 8th March 2023 at £15.50 per hour) - by failing to pay the Claimant for the 8th March 2023 in the sum of £116.25 gross (7.5 hours x £15.50 per hour) (less any deductions required by tax and national insurance in law)(ii) It is also just and equitable to increase the unlawful deductions award of by 10% pursuant to section 207 A (2) of the Trade Union & Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 in the sums of (£757.95 net and £116.25 gross (minus deductions as above)) Tribunal Judge S Iqbal acting as an