Claimant v TransitionZero
Outcome
Individual claims
The tribunal found that the respondent made an unauthorised deduction from the claimant's wages. The respondent deducted 8% of the claimant's annualised gross pay for 2024 without proper authorisation, which constituted an unlawful deduction under the Employment Rights Act 1996.
Facts
The claimant brought a complaint of unauthorised deductions from wages against the respondent TransitionZero. The respondent had deducted 8% of the claimant's annualised gross pay for 2024 from his wages. The matter was heard remotely by video (CVP) at London South Employment Tribunal.
Decision
Employment Judge O'Neill found the complaint well-founded. The tribunal determined that the respondent had made an unauthorised deduction from the claimant's wages and ordered the respondent to repay the gross sum deducted (8% of 2024 annualised gross pay), with the claimant being responsible for any tax or National Insurance.
Practical note
Employers cannot make deductions from wages without proper authorisation, and percentage-based deductions from annual salary require clear contractual or statutory authority.
Case details
- Case number
- 6014086/2025
- Decision date
- 4 September 2025
- Hearing type
- full merits
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Name
- TransitionZero
- Sector
- other
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- barrister
Claimant representation
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- lay rep