Mrs K Baker v Barton Blinds Ltd: 6014894/2024
JUDGMENT
[1]The claim was presented in the Leeds Employment Tribunal on 13th October 2024. 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 claim succeeds and the remedy to which the claimant is entitled will be determined at a Remedy Hearing.[3]The hearing listed on the 6 June 2025 is converted to remedy and the time estimate is converted to 2 hours Employment Judge Singh 21st May 2025 Case No:6014894/2024 10.2 Judgment - rule 61 March 2017 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Ms Karen Baker Respondent: Barton Blinds Limited Heard at: Leeds (by CVP) On: 6 June 2025 Before: Employment Judge Themistocleous Representation Claimant: Ms Karen Baker, In person Respondent: Did not attend[1]The complaint of Unfair Dismissal pursuant to section 98 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 is well founded. The Respondent is ordered to pay the claimant £1558.18 as a basic award and £6349.61 as a compensatory award. The Recoupment Regulations apply to this judgment. The prescribed period for the purpose of the Recoupment Regulations is from 5 August 2024 until 20 January 2025 and the prescribed element amounts to £5849.61.[2]The complaint of unauthorised deductions from pay contrary to Part II Employment Rights Act 1996 in relation to holiday pay is wellfounded. The Respondent made an unauthorised deduction from the Claimant's pay in respect of 2 days accrued but untaken holiday in the 2024 leave year. The Respondent is ordered to pay to the Claimant the gross sum of £239.73 deducted from pay.[3]The complaints of unauthorised deductions from pay contrary to Part II Employment Rights Act 1996 in relation to wages is well-founded. The Respondent made an unauthorised deduction from the Claimant's pay in respect of the period 25 June 2024 to 12 July 2024 to the sum of £606.63 gross and for the period between 13 July 2024 and 4 August 2025 of £719.19 gross, both of which the Respondent is ordered to pay to the Claimant. In addition the Respondent made a further unauthorised deduction from the Claimant's pay on 31 July 2024 to the sum of £216 net, which the Respondent is also ordered to pay to the Claimant. Case No:6014894/2024 10.2 Judgment - rule 61 March 2017 Employment Judge Themistocleous Date 13 June 2025 Note Reasons for the judgment were given orally at the hearing. Written reasons will not be provided unless a party asked for them at the hearing or a party makes a written request within 14 days of the sending of this written record of the decision.