Claimant v Coronet Flowers Ltd
Outcome
Individual claims
The respondent failed to present a valid response on time. Under Rule 22, a determination can be made without the respondent's participation. The tribunal found the claimant was unfairly dismissed. The respondent unreasonably failed to comply with the ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures.
The respondent made an unauthorised deduction from the claimant's wages in the period 1 to 11 June 2024. The tribunal ordered payment of £836.62 gross, representing the sum improperly deducted.
The respondent made an unauthorised deduction from wages by failing to pay the claimant for holidays accrued but not taken on the date employment ended. The claimant accrued 41.5 hours of holiday entitlement during the relevant period and had already been paid £345, leaving £133.69 owed.
Withdrawn by claimant.
Facts
Miss Gray was employed by Coronet Flowers Ltd until her employment ended on 11 June 2024. She was owed wages for the period 1-11 June 2024, had not been paid for accrued holiday, and had not been provided with a written statement of employment particulars. She filed a claim on 21 October 2024. The respondent failed to present a valid response on time and did not attend the hearing.
Decision
The tribunal made a Rule 22 default judgment in favour of the claimant, finding her unfairly dismissed. Awards were made for basic and compensatory awards (with 20% ACAS uplift), loss of statutory rights, unpaid wages, holiday pay, and a penalty for failure to provide written particulars. The total award was £20,279.67. The breach of contract claim for notice pay was withdrawn.
Practical note
When a respondent fails to engage with tribunal proceedings, Rule 22 allows a default judgment to be entered, and failure to follow the ACAS Code can result in a 20% uplift to the compensatory award.
Award breakdown
Award equivalent: 47.0 weeks' gross pay
Adjustments
Respondent unreasonably failed to comply with the ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures 2015. Uplift of 20% applied to compensatory award, amounting to £1,349.48.
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 3311175/2024
- Decision date
- 24 September 2025
- Hearing type
- rule 21
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- default
Respondent
- Sector
- retail
- Represented
- No
Employment details
- Salary band
- £20,000–£25,000
Claimant representation
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- barrister