Claimant v Times PBS Limited
Outcome
Individual claims
The claimant withdrew this claim prior to or at the hearing.
The claimant withdrew this claim for detriment for having made protected disclosures prior to or at the hearing.
The tribunal found the complaint of sex discrimination to be well-founded. The respondent did not attend to defend the claim. The tribunal awarded compensation for past and future financial losses, injury to feelings, and interest.
The tribunal found the respondent made an unauthorised deduction from wages by failing to pay for accrued but untaken holiday when employment ended.
The tribunal found the complaint of unauthorised deductions from wages well-founded and ordered repayment of the gross sum deducted.
Facts
Miss Akhtar brought claims against Times PBS Limited for unfair dismissal, whistleblowing detriment, sex discrimination, holiday pay and unauthorised deductions from wages. She withdrew the unfair dismissal and whistleblowing claims. The respondent did not attend the hearing and did not respond to the proceedings.
Decision
The tribunal found the sex discrimination claim well-founded and awarded substantial compensation including £34,960 for past losses, £1,590 for future losses, £25,000 for injury to feelings (upper Vento band), plus interest. The tribunal also upheld claims for holiday pay (£1,613) and unlawful wage deductions (£592). Costs of £5,412 were awarded against the respondent for unreasonable failure to respond.
Practical note
Employers who fail to respond to tribunal proceedings risk default judgments with substantial awards, including costs for unreasonable conduct, particularly in discrimination cases which attract injury to feelings awards and interest.
Award breakdown
Vento band: upper
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 3306291/2024
- Decision date
- 25 November 2025
- Hearing type
- full merits
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- other
- Represented
- No
Claimant representation
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- barrister