Claimant v Renaissance Personnel Limited
Outcome
Individual claims
Default judgment under Rule 21. Respondent failed to present a valid response on time. Tribunal found unauthorised deductions from wages totalling £4,424.26 net.
Default judgment under Rule 21. Tribunal found claimant was dismissed in breach of contract in respect of notice, awarding damages of £896.24 representing 2 weeks' pay.
Default judgment under Rule 21. Tribunal found claimant was dismissed by reason of redundancy and entitled to statutory redundancy payment of £896.24.
Default judgment under Rule 21. Tribunal found respondent failed to pay claimant's accrued holiday entitlement, awarding £270.76.
Default judgment under Rule 21. Tribunal found respondent unfairly dismissed the claimant, awarding £500 compensation for loss of statutory rights.
Default judgment under Rule 21. Respondent failed to provide written statement of reasons for dismissal under s92(2) ERA 1996, resulting in award of 2 weeks' pay (£896.24) under s93(2).
Default judgment under Rule 21. Respondent failed to provide new statement of employment particulars for Care Coordinator role under s4 ERA 1996, resulting in award of 2 weeks' pay (£896.24) under s38 Employment Act 2002.
Facts
Ms Mollick was employed by Renaissance Personnel Limited as a Care Coordinator. She was dismissed by reason of redundancy. The respondent failed to pay her wages, notice pay, holiday pay, and redundancy payment. The respondent also failed to provide written reasons for dismissal and failed to provide a new statement of employment particulars for her role. The claim was filed on 17 December 2024.
Decision
The tribunal made a default judgment under Rule 21 as the respondent failed to present a valid response on time. All claims succeeded, including unlawful deduction of wages (with 25% ACAS uplift), wrongful dismissal, unfair dismissal, failure to pay holiday pay and redundancy payment, and failures to provide required documentation. Total award: £9,886.05.
Practical note
Default judgments under Rule 21 can result in substantial awards across multiple heads of claim when respondents fail to engage with tribunal proceedings, including statutory penalties for procedural failures.
Award breakdown
Adjustments
25% ACAS uplift applied to unpaid wages award for breach of ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures. Uplift of £1,106.07 on base unpaid wages of £4,424.26.
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 6022228/2024
- Decision date
- 23 June 2025
- Hearing type
- rule 21
- Hearing days
- —
- Classification
- default
Respondent
- Sector
- professional services
- Represented
- No
Employment details
- Role
- Care Coordinator
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No