Mr B Smith v FFDR Ltd: 8002007/2024
JUDGMENT
[1]The claimant’s claim for unfair dismissal is successful. The respondent is ordered to pay the claimant the sum of £14,022 as compensation for unfair dismissal. This is calculated as follows:a. A basic award of £2,862; andb. A compensatory award of £11,160.[2]The Employment Protection (Recoupment of Benefits) Regulations 1996 apply to the compensatory award. The prescribed element is accordingly £11,160 and relates to the period from 6 September 2024 to 21 February 2025. The monetary award exceeds the prescribed element by £2,862. E.T. Z4 (WR)[3]The claimant did not receive a written statement of reasons for dismissal, in accordance with the terms of section 92 Employment Rights Act 1996. The respondent is ordered to pay the claimant 2 weeks’ gross wages, namely the sum of £1,272, in respect of that failure. Oral reasons were given at the hearing, in accordance with Rule 60 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024. Written reasons will not be provided, unless a written request for these is made by one of the parties within 14 days of the date this judgment is sent to the parties.