Claimant v 2D CNC Machinery Ltd
Outcome
Individual claims
The tribunal found the claim for redundancy pay well founded. The respondent failed to appear and the claimant succeeded in establishing her entitlement to statutory redundancy payment.
The tribunal found the respondent was in breach of contract for failing to pay the claimant for holidays accrued but untaken at the date employment terminated, awarding the gross value of the amount due.
The complaint of unauthorised deductions from pay contrary to Part II Employment Rights Act 1996 was not well founded and was dismissed by the tribunal.
The complaint of breach of contract in relation to notice pay was not well-founded and failed. The tribunal did not find the respondent liable for notice pay.
Facts
The claimant Louise Mantle brought claims against her former employer 2D CNC Machinery Ltd for redundancy pay, holiday pay, unauthorised deductions from wages, and notice pay. The respondent failed to appear at the hearing. The claimant represented herself at a remote video hearing.
Decision
The tribunal found in favour of the claimant on her claims for redundancy pay (£3,602.07) and holiday pay (£926.98), awarding a total of £4,529.05. The claims for unauthorised deductions from wages and breach of contract regarding notice pay were dismissed as not well-founded.
Practical note
Employers who fail to defend claims risk default judgments, but tribunals will still require claimants to prove their entitlement to each specific head of claim even where the respondent does not appear.
Award breakdown
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 6010874/2024
- Decision date
- 11 November 2025
- Hearing type
- full merits
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- manufacturing
- Represented
- No
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No