Ms S Strudwick v Clarewood Care Ltd (in voluntary liquidation): 3312624/2020

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS

Case No 3312624/2020

Between

Ms S StrudwickClaimant

Clarewood Care Ltd (in voluntary liquidation)Respondent

Before

Employment Judge Annand

Mr O’Keefe (instructed by counsel) for claimant

No representation for respondent

Date 19 August 2024

JUDGMENT

Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013 – Rule 21

[1]The claim was issued in the Watford Employment Tribunals on 20 October 2020. The Respondent’s response was struck out, as the Respondent was not actively defending the claim. The Employment Judge has decided that a determination can properly be made of the claim in accordance with rule 21 of the Rules of Procedure.

[2]The Respondent unfairly dismissed the Claimant contrary to section 100(d) of the Employment Rights Act 1996.

[3]The Respondent subjected the Claimant to discrimination arising from disability under section 15 of the Equality Act 2010 and failed to make reasonable adjustments under sections 20 and 21 of the Equality Act 2010.

[4]The Respondent is ordered to pay the Claimant a basic award of £803.84.

[5]The Respondent is ordered to pay the Claimant a compensatory award of £34,767.99, which includes a 25% uplift under section 207A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 for a failure to follow the Acas Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures. 4.17 Rule 21 judgment – universal template. September 2017 Case No:3312624/2020

[6]The Respondent is ordered to pay the Claimant £20,000 for injury to feeling, which includes a 25% uplift under section 207A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 for a failure to follow the Acas Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures, and interest on that award in the amount of £6,544.26.