Claimant v Seven Resourcing Limited
Outcome
Individual claims
The tribunal found the complaint of unfair dismissal to be well-founded and determined the claimant was unfairly dismissed. The parties reached a consent agreement on liability and remedy.
The tribunal found the complaint well-founded. The respondent made unauthorised deductions from wages in the period November 2023 to January 2024, comprising unpaid bonus payments of £87,179.22 and car allowance deduction of £294.42.
The tribunal found the complaint of breach of contract in relation to notice pay to be well-founded. The respondent failed to pay proper notice to the claimant.
Facts
The claimant was employed by Seven Resourcing Limited, a recruitment company. The respondent dismissed the claimant and failed to pay bonus payments of £87,179.22 and made a car allowance deduction of £294.42 in the period November 2023 to January 2024. The respondent also failed to pay proper notice pay and breached the ACAS disciplinary procedures code.
Decision
The tribunal found all three claims succeeded by consent. The claimant was awarded a basic award of £12,538.50, a compensatory award of £60,000 (which included a 25% ACAS uplift), notice pay of £19,107.30, and unpaid wages of £87,473.64. The respondent was also ordered to pay £50,000 in costs.
Practical note
Failure to comply with the ACAS Code on disciplinary procedures can result in a 25% uplift to compensatory awards, and substantial costs orders may follow where a respondent's conduct has been unreasonable.
Award breakdown
Adjustments
The respondent unreasonably failed to comply with the ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures 2015 and it was just and equitable to increase the compensatory award by 25%
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 3305627/2024
- Decision date
- 7 July 2025
- Hearing type
- remedy
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- professional services
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- barrister
Claimant representation
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- barrister