A Sweetman v DCB Group Estates Ltd: 6012582/2025
JUDGMENT
[1]The claim was presented in the Manchester Employment Tribunal on 11 April 2025. The respondent has failed to present a valid response on time. The Employment Judge has decided that a determination can properly be made of the claim, or part of it, in accordance with rule 22 of the Rules of Procedure.[2]The complaint of unauthorised deductions from wages is well-founded. The respondent made an unauthorised deduction from the claimant’s wages in the period 13 to 19 January 2025 and must pay the claimant £480.48 gross.[3]The complaint in respect of holiday pay is well-founded. The respondent failed to pay the claimant in accordance with regulation 16 (1) of the Working Time Regulations 1998 for 40 hours of holiday taken from 20 to 25 January 2025. The respondent is ordered to pay the claimant the gross sum of £457.60 as further unauthorised deductions from wage.[4]The respondent has failed to pay the claimant’s accrued but untaken annual leave entitlement of 80 hours on termination of employment and must pay the claimant the gross amount of £915.20.[5]The respondent must pay the claimant £1,853.28 gross in total.[6]The claimant will be responsible for paying any tax liabilities arising out of the gross award if they receive the gross figure and tax is not deducted from source. Approved by: