Claimant v Bennett Time Productions Limited trading as Mixed Blessings Bakery
Outcome
Individual claims
The tribunal found that the respondent made an unauthorised deduction from the claimant's wages by failing to pay her for holiday taken between 1-14 April 2024, in breach of the Working Time Regulations.
Facts
The claimant was employed by the respondent, Bennett Time Productions Limited trading as Mixed Blessings Bakery. She took holiday between 1-14 April 2024 but was not paid for this period. The claimant brought a claim for unlawful deduction from wages in respect of unpaid holiday pay.
Decision
The tribunal found the complaint well-founded, ruling that the respondent had made an unauthorised deduction from wages by failing to pay the claimant for her holiday taken in April 2024. The respondent was ordered to pay £647.50.
Practical note
Employers must pay workers for statutory holiday entitlement and failure to do so constitutes an unlawful deduction from wages.
Award breakdown
Case details
- Case number
- 6012333/2025
- Decision date
- 23 September 2025
- Hearing type
- full merits
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- hospitality
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- lay rep
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No