Claimant v Home Estate Agents (Urmston) Ltd
Outcome
Individual claims
The tribunal found the dismissal to be unfair. The respondent failed to attend or file a response. The claimant was awarded a basic award and compensatory award reflecting her loss of employment until she secured alternative work in March 2025.
The claimant had accrued 10 days of holiday which had not been paid on termination. The tribunal awarded £900 representing the unpaid accrued holiday entitlement at termination.
The respondent failed to pay employer pension contributions at 3% of gross pay from May 2023 to dismissal. The tribunal ordered payment of £877.50 for the unpaid pension contributions contractually owed.
The respondent failed to reimburse car lease payments of £450 per month from June 2024. The tribunal awarded £1,350 for three months (June-August 2024) of car payments the claimant had made which the respondent had agreed to reimburse.
Facts
The claimant was dismissed by the respondent estate agency in August 2024. The respondent failed to pay her holiday pay, pension contributions from May 2023, and car lease reimbursements from June 2024. The respondent did not attend the hearing or file a response. The claimant found alternative employment starting in March 2025, approximately 27 weeks after dismissal.
Decision
The tribunal found the dismissal unfair and upheld all claims for breach of contract relating to unpaid pension contributions and car lease payments, as well as holiday pay. The claimant was awarded a basic award of £6,750, compensatory award of £14,314.50 covering 27 weeks of losses until new employment, plus £900 holiday pay and £2,227.50 for contractual breaches.
Practical note
Default judgments in favour of claimants are routinely awarded where respondents fail to engage with tribunal proceedings, and compensatory awards will be calculated up to the date alternative employment is secured.
Award breakdown
Award equivalent: 55.5 weeks' gross pay
Case details
- Case number
- 2406686/2024
- Decision date
- 8 August 2025
- Hearing type
- full merits
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- real estate
- Represented
- No
Employment details
- Salary band
- £20,000–£25,000
Claimant representation
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- lay rep