Claimant v Weston Turville Golf Club Limited

This was a default judgment under rule 21 where the respondent failed to attend or participate in the proceedings. The tribunal found the dismissal was unfair and awarded both basic and compensatory awards totalling £17,517.50.

The tribunal found the respondent failed to pay the claimant her contractual notice pay. An award of £1,540 was made representing 4 weeks' notice pay, calculated on gross pay as it would be taxable as Post Employment Notice Pay.

The discrimination claim succeeded in this default judgment. An Arabic interpreter was present for the claimant, suggesting language and potentially racial/ethnic background were relevant factors. An injury to feelings award of £5,000 was made.

The tribunal found two separate unlawful deductions: arrears of pay for 1-2 July 2025 (£176) and failure to pay accrued but untaken holiday pay on termination (£1,347.50). Both claims succeeded.

The respondent failed to pay the claimant for holidays accrued but not taken at the date employment ended. This was found to be an unauthorised deduction and the claimant was awarded £1,347.50 gross.

Breach of the right to be accompanied at a disciplinary or grievance hearing. This statutory right was breached and the claimant was awarded 2 weeks' pay (£770) as compensation.

The claim for a redundancy payment was dismissed, indicating the tribunal found the dismissal was not by reason of redundancy or the claimant was not entitled to a redundancy payment.