Claimant v Mr Carl Sebastian Eskuchen-Kahler

The claimant was dismissed in breach of contract in respect of notice. The respondent failed to present a response and the tribunal made a default judgment under rule 22, awarding damages based on 1 month's notice.

The claimant was automatically unfairly dismissed by reason of his complaint about unlawful deductions from wages. The tribunal awarded 6 months' net loss of earnings reduced by mitigation earnings.

The claimant was paid no wages by the respondent during his employment. The tribunal awarded the full amount of unpaid wages claimed.

The claimant was paid no holiday pay and his accrued holiday pay was unpaid at termination. The tribunal awarded 2.83 weeks of accrued but unpaid holiday pay.

The respondent failed to provide written particulars of employment as required by law. The tribunal awarded 2 weeks' pay under section 38 of the Employment Act 2002.