Mr P Neish and Mrs D Neish v Mr McMaster T/a Shieldhill Sub Post Office: 4103000/2018
JUDGMENT
The judgment of the Employment Tribunal is that the claimant`s complaints of(a) Failure to pay redundancy pay,(b) breach of contract (notice pay). Succeed and that the respondent shall pay to the claimant the sum of £5,565 for complaint (a) and £2,250 for complaint (b).REASONS
[1]A copy of the claim form setting out the claimant`s complaints was sent to the respondent on 15 March 2018. 4103000/2018[2]In accordance with the terms of Rule 16 of the Rules to be found in Schedule 1 of the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013 the respondent was required to enter a response within twenty-eight days of the date on which a copy of the claim was sent to it but failed to do so.[3]The Employment Judge decided that on the available material a determination could properly be made without a hearing as to the liability of the respondent for the claim.[4]On the basis of the available material the Employment Judge decided she could properly determine remedy as follows:-(a) Failure to pay redundancy Pay. The respondent shall pay to the claimant the sum of £5,565 based on service from February 2003.(b) In respect of the claimant’s complaint of breach of contract. The respondent shall pay to the claimant the sum of £2,250 in respect of 9 weeks unpaid notice.