Claimant v Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard
Outcome
Individual claims
The tribunal found that the respondent failed to provide itemised pay statements at or before the time wages were paid for the period January to September 2022. The respondent consistently provided pay statements 4-5 days after payment was made, breaching section 8 of the Employment Rights Act 1996.
Facts
Mx Collins worked for Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard and brought a claim under section 11 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 for failure to provide itemised pay statements. The respondent consistently provided pay statements 4-5 days after making payment of wages throughout the period January to September 2022, with payments made on the 20th-22nd of each month and statements provided on the 25th.
Decision
The tribunal declared that the respondent failed to comply with section 8 of the ERA 1996 by not providing itemised pay statements at or before the time wages were paid. Under section 12(4), the respondent was ordered to pay the claimant £150 for these breaches across nine months.
Practical note
Employers must provide itemised pay statements at or before payment is made, not several days later, and failure to do so entitles employees to a statutory award even where wages themselves are properly paid.
Award breakdown
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 2304344/2022
- Decision date
- 21 March 2025
- Hearing type
- full merits
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- charity
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- lay rep
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No