Claimant v Chasing Change Ltd trading as Remedy Coffee Shop
Outcome
Individual claims
The tribunal found the respondent had unlawfully deducted wages totaling £767.24, failed to pay pension contributions of £80.73, and failed to pay 21 days of accrued holiday pay worth £2592.66 on termination of employment.
The tribunal found the respondent failed to provide a Section 1 Statement of Employment Particulars as required by law, resulting in an additional award of two weeks' gross pay.
Facts
The claimant was employed by the respondent coffee shop operator. The respondent failed to pay wages totaling £767.24, failed to make pension contributions of £80.73, and failed to pay 21 days of accrued holiday pay worth £2,592.66 when the employment ended. The respondent also failed to provide the claimant with a written statement of employment particulars as required by law.
Decision
The tribunal upheld the claimant's complaint of unlawful deductions from wages in full, ordering payment of unpaid wages, pension contributions, and holiday pay totaling £3,440.63. The tribunal also made an additional award of two weeks' gross pay (£1,218.14) for the failure to provide a Section 1 Statement, bringing the total award to £4,658.77.
Practical note
Employers in the hospitality sector must ensure basic statutory obligations are met, including timely payment of wages and holiday pay, making pension contributions, and providing written statements of employment particulars, as failure to do so results in straightforward liability and additional statutory penalties.
Award breakdown
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 1806828/2024
- Decision date
- 4 March 2025
- Hearing type
- full merits
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- hospitality
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- lay rep
Employment details
Claimant representation
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- lay rep