Outcome
Individual claims
Tribunal awarded both basic and compensatory awards for unfair dismissal, indicating the dismissal was found to be procedurally and/or substantively unfair under ERA 1996.
Tribunal awarded injury to feelings of £18,000 plus interest on a joint and several basis against both respondents, indicating discrimination on grounds of disability was established.
Tribunal awarded injury to feelings of £18,000 plus interest on a joint and several basis against both respondents, indicating discrimination on grounds of pregnancy and maternity was established.
Tribunal awarded £2,183 for unlawful deductions from wages, finding the employer failed to pay wages properly due.
Tribunal awarded £1,120 for unpaid holiday pay under the Working Time Regulations 1998.
Tribunal noted no separate award for redundancy payment as this was subsumed within the basic award for unfair dismissal.
Facts
Ms Hayhurst was employed by Hi9 Ltd and was dismissed on 1 April 2023. She brought claims relating to unfair dismissal, disability discrimination, pregnancy and maternity discrimination, unlawful deductions from wages, unpaid holiday pay, and failure to pay a redundancy payment. The respondents did not attend the remedy hearing.
Decision
The tribunal found in favour of the claimant on all claims. Awards were made for unfair dismissal (basic and compensatory), unlawful deductions, holiday pay, and injury to feelings for discrimination. The discrimination awards were made jointly and severally against both the company and Mr King as an individual.
Practical note
Individual respondents can be held jointly and severally liable for discrimination awards alongside corporate employers, and non-attendance at remedy hearings will result in default awards being made.
Award breakdown
Vento band: upper
Case details
- Case number
- 1405086/2023
- Decision date
- 1 August 2025
- Hearing type
- remedy
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Name
- Hi9 Ltd
- Sector
- other
- Represented
- No
Employment details
Claimant representation
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- barrister