Claimant v Royal Hotel TLK Limited
Outcome
Individual claims
The claimant withdrew the claim in respect of accrued but untaken holiday pay during the hearing and the tribunal dismissed it on withdrawal.
The tribunal determined that the claim of wrongful dismissal was not well-founded and dismissed it. No reasons were provided in this written judgment as reasons were given orally at the hearing.
The tribunal found that the respondent had made unauthorised deductions from the claimant's wages for two pay periods: £1,822.26 for November 2024 and £906.72 for December 2024, totalling £2,728.98. The tribunal ordered payment of these sums.
Facts
Mr Reid brought claims against Royal Hotel TLK Limited for holiday pay, wrongful dismissal, and unauthorised deductions from wages. The case related to unpaid wages for November 2024 (£1,822.26) and December 2024 (£906.72). The hearing took place remotely via CVP at the East London Hearing Centre.
Decision
The tribunal dismissed the holiday pay claim on withdrawal and found the wrongful dismissal claim not well-founded. However, the tribunal upheld the unauthorised deduction from wages claim and ordered the respondent to pay £2,728.98 gross to the claimant.
Practical note
Even where claimants are unrepresented and some claims fail, tribunals will still award unpaid wages where unauthorised deductions are proven, with the claimant responsible for accounting to HMRC.
Award breakdown
Case details
- Case number
- 6001991/2025
- Decision date
- 17 September 2025
- Hearing type
- full merits
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- hospitality
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- lay rep
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No