Mr P Laight v Less Equals More Ltd (in voluntary liquidation): 3307095/2022
JUDGMENT
Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013 – Rule 21[1]The claim was issued in the Watford Employment Tribunals on 6 July 2022. The respondent has failed to present a valid response on time. The Employment Judge has decided that a determination can properly be made of the claim, or part of it, in accordance with rule 21 of the Rules of Procedure.[2]On the Tribunal’s own initiative, the respondent’s name is amended to Less Equals More Limited (in voluntary liquidation), under rule 29.[3]The claimant has permission to amend his claim to include the complaint of failure to be provided with written pay statements.[4]The Tribunal declares the respondent made unauthorised deductions from the claimant’s wages. The respondent is ordered to pay the claimant the gross sum of £3,569.01.[5]The respondent failed to provide a written statement of terms and conditions to claimant as required by Section 38 of the Employment Act 2002. The respondent is ordered to pay the claimant compensation of £1,142.00.[6]The Tribunal declares that the respondent has failed to provide the claimant with itemised pay statements as required by Section 8 of the Employment Rights Act 1996.[7]The sums awarded in this judgment are subject to an uplift of 25% due to the respondents’ unreasonable failure to comply with the Acas Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures.