D Crook v ICTV Sales and Services Ltd (In Voluntary Members’/Creditors’ Liquidation): 6010668/2024
JUDGMENT
[1]The complaint of unfair dismissal is well-founded. The claimant was unfairly dismissed.[2]The respondent unreasonably failed to comply with the ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures 2015 and it is just and equitable to increase the compensatory award payable to the claimant by 25% in accordance with s.207A Trade Union & Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.[3]The Respondent is ordered to pay to the Claimant the sum of £11,899.65. The award is constituted as follows:a. Basic award (1.5 x weekly salary of £625 x 2 years) £1,875.00b. Compensatory award 22 weeks (covering the period 13 June 2024 to 10 November 2024) at net Case No: 6010668/2024 pay of £476.36 which computes to: £10,479.92 Subject to the following adjustments in the order laid out:c. deduction of income generated 22 week period - £2,860.20d. Uplift of 25% to reflect unreasonable failure to comply with the ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary Procedures 2015e. Total Compensatory Award - £9,524.65f. Loss of Statutory Rights - £500.00 Total Award:- £11,899.65 Note that these are actual the sums payable to the claimant after any deductions or uplifts have been applied.[4]The Employment Protection (Recoupment of Benefits) Regulations 1996 do not apply. Approved by