Claimant v PLS vfx Limited
Outcome
Individual claims
The claim for a statutory redundancy payment was withdrawn by the claimant and subsequently dismissed upon withdrawal by the tribunal.
The tribunal found the complaint of unauthorised deductions from wages well-founded. The respondent made an unauthorised deduction from the claimant's wages in the period from July to October 2024, totalling £17,800 gross.
The tribunal found the complaint of unfair dismissal well-founded and determined that the claimant was unfairly dismissed, awarding both basic and compensatory awards.
The complaint in respect of holiday pay was well-founded. The tribunal determined the respondent failed to pay the claimant in accordance with regulation 14(2) and/or 16(1) of the Working Time Regulations 1998.
Facts
Miss Boinet brought claims against her former employer PLS vfx Limited for unauthorised deductions from wages, unfair dismissal, holiday pay and redundancy. The employment ended on 26 November 2024. The respondent made unauthorised deductions totalling £17,800 from July to October 2024 and failed to pay accrued holiday pay. The respondent did not attend or participate in the hearing.
Decision
The tribunal found in favour of the claimant on all substantive claims except the redundancy claim which was withdrawn. The respondent was ordered to pay £17,800 for unlawful wage deductions, £1,800 for holiday pay, a basic award of £5,250 and a compensatory award of £52,000 (subject to recoupment of £13,385), totalling £76,850.
Practical note
Employers who fail to defend claims and do not attend hearings face default judgments, and claimants represented in person can succeed on multiple claims where the facts clearly support breaches of employment rights.
Award breakdown
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 2200524/2025
- Decision date
- 5 January 2026
- Hearing type
- full merits
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Name
- PLS vfx Limited
- Sector
- media
- Represented
- No
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No