Claimant v AGB Limited
Outcome
Individual claims
The tribunal found that the respondent made unauthorised deductions from the claimant's wages in three separate periods: failing to pay a £200 per week salary increase from July 2023 to August 2024; stating salary as paid but not paying it over three months in 2023; and deducting 3% for pension contributions from April 2022 to August 2023 which were never paid to a pension provider.
The tribunal found that the respondent made an unauthorised deduction by failing to pay the claimant for accrued but untaken holidays when the claimant's employment ended on 10 August 2023.
The tribunal found that the respondent breached contract in relation to 'petty cash', awarding damages of £94.
Facts
The claimant was employed by AGB Limited until 10 August 2023. The respondent failed to pay a promised £200 per week salary increase from July 2023 onwards, failed to pay stated salary in three months (May-July 2023), deducted 3% from salary for pension contributions from April 2022 to August 2023 but never remitted these to a pension provider, failed to pay accrued holiday pay on termination, and failed to reimburse £94 in petty cash expenses.
Decision
The tribunal found all claims well-founded. The respondent was ordered to pay £11,526.71 for the unpaid salary increase, the gross equivalent of £5,089 for unpaid salary, £2,322.75 for misappropriated pension contributions, £1,555.38 for unpaid holiday pay, and £94 for breach of contract relating to petty cash. All awards were gross with the claimant responsible for tax and National Insurance.
Practical note
Employers who deduct pension contributions from employees' salaries but fail to remit them to a pension provider commit unlawful deductions from wages and face liability for the full gross amount deducted.
Award breakdown
Case details
- Case number
- 2305835/2023
- Decision date
- 23 September 2025
- Hearing type
- full merits
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Name
- AGB Limited
- Sector
- other
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- in house
Claimant representation
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- barrister