Mr J Patterson v Hendrie Legal Ltd: 4102561/2023 and 4102695/2023
JUDGMENT
The judgment of the Tribunal (oral reasons having been given at the hearing, in accordance with rule 62(2) of the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure 2013) is as follows:[1]The claimant’s claim under section 23 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA) is successful. The respondent is ordered to pay to the claimant the gross sum of £6,858.98 which was unlawfully deducted from the claimant’s wages, contrary to s13 ERA. This is calculated as follows:a. £5,897.44 in respect of unpaid wages; andb. £961.54 in respect of accrued but untaken holiday pay for the period from 1 January to 28 March 2023. E.T. Z4 (WR)[2]The respondent was in breach of contract by dismissing the claimant without notice. The respondent is ordered to pay to the claimant the net sum of £3,044.06, as damages for wrongful dismissal.