Mr M Newstead v Attention Seekers Productions Ltd (in voluntary liquidation): 6008777/2024
JUDGMENT
Made pursuant to the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure 2013[1]The Claimant’s claim of unfair dismissal is well-founded and succeeds.[2]The Respondent shall pay compensation to the Claimant in respect of his unfair dismissal in the sum of £5,254.76, made up of the following sums: 2.1. A basic award of £4,200 (calculated by reference to the Claimant’s age, six complete years of service and the statutory maximum week’s pay of £700); and, 2.2. A compensatory award of £1,054.76, representing: 2.2.1. Net loss of earnings: nil. 2.2.2. Loss of statutory rights: £1,054.76. Case No. 6008777/2024[3]The recoupment provisions do not apply.[4]It is declared that the Respondent made an unauthorised deduction of wages in not paying the Claimant his wages for the month of June 2024.[5]The Respondent is ordered to pay compensation to the Claimant in the gross sum of £4,583.33 in compensation for the unauthorised deduction from wages (subject to deductions for tax and National Insurance, etc).[6]It is declared that the Respondent failed to comply with the consultation requirements of section 188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.[7]It is just and equitable to order the Respondent to pay to the Claimant a protective award under section 189(2) of the 1992 Act. The Respondent is ordered to pay to the Claimant the sum of £13,561.20 (calculated on the basis of a daily rate of pay of £150.68 multiplied by 90 days). __________________________ Employment Judge P Smith Date: 16 December 2024