Claimant v Bright Start Day Nursery Ltd

The claim was dismissed as it was out of time and the tribunal found it to be without merit. The claimant failed to bring her claim within the statutory time limit for deduction from wages claims.

The claim was dismissed because the claimant lacked the requisite qualifying period of service. Under UK law, employees generally need two years' continuous service to bring an unfair dismissal claim, which the claimant did not have.

The tribunal found that the respondent failed to pay the claimant her contractual notice pay. The claimant was entitled to one week's notice which was not paid, constituting a breach of contract.

The claimant sought additional compensation for financial hardship and emotional distress. The tribunal dismissed these claims as such remedies are not available in the employment tribunal for claims limited to unpaid wages and notice pay.