Cases→3311092/2024

Claimant v Impact Business Shared Services Ltd

23 May 2025Before Employment Judge FrenchWatfordon papers

Outcome

Default judgment£163,817

Individual claims

Unlawful Deduction from Wagessucceeded

Default judgment under Rule 22 as respondent failed to present a valid response on time. Tribunal determined claimants were owed unpaid wages as claimed.

Holiday Paysucceeded

Default judgment under Rule 22 as respondent failed to present a valid response on time. Tribunal found respondent failed to pay accrued holiday entitlement to most claimants.

Breach of Contractsucceeded

Default judgment under Rule 22. Most claimants were dismissed in breach of contract regarding notice pay. One claimant (Bryony James) successfully proved breach but received no damages due to mitigation through benefits and new employment.

Redundancy Paysucceeded

Default judgment under Rule 22. Several claimants (Maisie Roe, Brendan Harper, Richard Todd, Francesca Finch, Luke Bygrave, James Hudson, Elisha Hickin, Mia Penson) were dismissed by reason of redundancy and entitled to statutory redundancy payments.

Facts

Twenty-four claimants brought claims against Impact Business Shared Services Ltd filed on 8 October 2024. The respondent failed to present a valid response on time. The claimants sought unpaid wages, holiday pay, notice pay, and in some cases redundancy payments following the termination of their employment.

Decision

The Employment Judge issued a default judgment under Rule 22 of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure in favor of all claimants. Awards totaling £163,816.66 were made across the 24 claimants for unlawful deduction of wages, holiday pay, notice pay, and redundancy payments. One claimant's notice pay claim succeeded but no damages were awarded due to successful mitigation.

Practical note

Employers who fail to respond to tribunal claims face automatic default judgments, resulting in liability for all claimed sums including unpaid wages, holiday pay, notice pay, and statutory redundancy.

Award breakdown

Notice pay£33,747
Holiday pay£21,256
Redundancy pay£9,270
Unpaid wages£60,793

Legal authorities cited

Statutes

Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure Rule 22

Case details

Case number
3311092/2024
Decision date
23 May 2025
Hearing type
rule 21
Hearing days
—
Classification
default

Respondent

Name
Impact Business Shared Services Ltd
Sector
professional services
Represented
No

Claimant representation

Represented
No
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