Mr L Ruffell-Chuter v Specialist Lining Services Ltd and Others: 3201242/2024
JUDGMENT
The judgment of the Tribunal was as follows: Automatic unfair dismissal[1]The claimant’s automatic unfair dismissal claim was found to be well-founded. Failure to inform or consult of TUPE transfer[2]The Tribunal found that the claim was well founded and made a declaration to that effect. The respondents were ordered to pay the claimant compensation in the sum of £7,916.70. Unfair Dismissal[3]The complaint of unfair dismissal was well-founded. The claimant was unfairly dismissed.[4]There was a 35% chance that the claimant would have been fairly dismissed in any event. Case Number: 3201242/2024[5]The respondent shall pay the claimant a compensatory award of £24,037.72. Note: That was the actual sum payable to the claimant after any deductions or uplifts have been applied.[6]The Employment Protection (Recoupment of Benefits) Regulations 1996 apply:(i) The total monetary award (i.e. the compensatory award) payable to the claimant for unfair dismissal was £24,037.72.(ii) The prescribed element was £14,562.08.(iii) The period of the prescribed element was from 11th March 2024 to 21st February 2025.(iv) The difference between (1) and (2) was £9,475.64. Employment Judge Anderson Dated: 21 February 2025 Note Reasons for the judgment were given orally at the hearing. Written reasons will not be provided unless a party asked for them at the hearing or a party makes a written request within 14 days of the sending of this written record of the decision.