Miss Z Akhtar v Times PBS Ltd: 3306291/2024
JUDGMENT
[1]The claimant’s claims that she was unfairly dismissed and that she was subjected to detriment for having made Protected Disclosures are dismissed upon having been withdrawn.[2]The claimant’s complaint that she was subjected to sex discrimination is wellfounded and succeeds. The respondent shall pay the claimant the following sums:a. Compensation for past financial losses: £34,960;b. Interest on compensation for past financial losses calculated in accordance with the Employment Tribunals (Interest on Awards in Discrimination Cases) Regulations 1996: £2,765;c. Compensation for future financial losses: £1,590;d. Compensation for injury to feelings: £25,000;e. Interest on compensation for injury to feelings calculated in accordance with the Employment Tribunals (Interest on Awards in Discrimination Cases) Regulations 1996: £3,962 Case Number: 3306291/2024[3]The complaint in respect of holiday pay is well-founded. The respondent made an unauthorised deduction from the claimant's wages by failing to pay the claimant for holidays accrued but not taken on the date the claimant’s employment ended. The respondent shall pay the claimant £1,613. The claimant is responsible for paying any tax or National Insurance.[4]The complaint of unauthorised deductions from wages is well-founded. The respondent shall pay the claimant £592, which is the gross sum deducted. The claimant is responsible for the payment of any tax or National Insurance.[5]The respondent has acted unreasonably in not responding to these proceedings. The respondent shall pay the claimant £5,412 in costs.[6]For the avoidance of doubt, the total payable by the respondent to the claimant, without deduction, under the terms of this Judgment, is £75,894. Approved by: