S Bloom v Home Service Sussex and Kent Ltd and Expert Appliance Services Ltd: 6019932/2024
JUDGMENT
[1]The claim succeeds.[2]The Respondents failed to attend the hearing despite having received notice on 28 November 2024.[3]The Respondents accepted that they had withheld the Claimant's wages but asserted a contractual right for doing so. They did not prove that contractual right.[4]The Respondents shall pay the Claimant the sum of £1,787.50 gross forthwith.[5]The Respondents shall not make any deductions from this amount.[6]The Claimant shall account to HMRC for any tax, National Insurance or other statutory deductions properly due from this sum, which constitutes wages income, once it has been received from the Respondents. APPROVED Judge M Aspinall Friday, 14th March 2025 Judgment sent to the parties on Tuesday, 25th March 2025 Written reasons Reasons for the judgment having been given orally at the hearing, written reasons will not be provided unless a request was made by either party at the hearing, or a written request is presented by either party within 14 days of the sending of this written record of the decision.