Mr M Coulter v M Harding and Mick Harding Ltd: 6035058/2025
JUDGMENT
The judgment of the Tribunal is as follows: Employment status[1]The claimant was an employee of the second respondent at the relevant time.[2]The claim against the first respondent is therefore dismissed. Wages[3]The complaint of unauthorised deductions from wages is well-founded. The second respondent made an unauthorised deduction from the claimant's wages on 11 July 2025.[4]The second respondent shall pay the claimant £150, which is the net sum deducted. Approved by: Employment Judge L Robertson 8 July 2026 Notes Summary reasons were given orally at the hearing. Written summary reasons will not be provided unless requested by any party at the hearing, or by a written request received by the Tribunal within 14 days of the sending of the written record of the decision. All judgments (apart from judgments under Rule 51) and any written full reasons for judgments are published, in full, online at https://www.gov.uk/employment-tribunal-decisions shortly after a copy has been sent to the claimant(s) and respondent(s). If a Tribunal hearing has been recorded, you may request a transcript of the recording. Unless there are exceptional circumstances, you will have to pay for it. If a transcript is produced it will not include any oral judgment or reasons given at the hearing. The transcript will not be checked, approved or verified by a judge. There is more information in the joint Presidential Practice Direction on the Recording and Transcription of Hearings and accompanying Guidance, which can be found here: www.judiciary.uk/guidance-and-resources/employment-rules-and-legislation-practice-directions/