M Deenihan v DSL Licensing Ltd: 3300883/2022
JUDGMENT
[1]The Respondent has failed to enter a response to the Claimant’s claim, which was received by the Tribunal on 4 February 2022. In accordance with Rule 21 of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013, a hearing was held on 30 March 2023 and this judgment made.[2]The Respondent has made an unauthorised deduction from the claimant's wages and is ordered to pay the claimant the gross sum of £6,400.00. In accordance with the case of University of Sunderland v Drossou [2017] IRLR 1087, employer’s pension contributions do not fall within the definition of wages and are therefore excluded.[3]The claimant was dismissed in breach of contract in respect of notice and the Respondent is ordered to pay damages to the claimant in the sum of £4,430.77.[4]The claimant was dismissed by reason of redundancy and is entitled to a redundancy payment of £8,123.06. . Case No: 3300883 / 2022