Claimant v Gestamp Tallent Ltd
Outcome
Individual claims
The tribunal found that Mr. Hooper's dismissal was unfair and awarded him compensation. The claim was well founded and succeeded on its merits as determined at the remedy hearing.
Facts
Mr. Hooper was dismissed by Gestamp Tallent Ltd on 4 June 2024. He brought a claim of unfair dismissal and represented himself at the tribunal. The respondent was represented by their HR and legal advisor Miss Vittorio. This was a remedy hearing following an earlier determination that the dismissal was unfair.
Decision
The tribunal found the unfair dismissal claim succeeded and awarded Mr. Hooper £15,126.66 in compensation. The award included loss of earnings (£18,346.70), loss of statutory rights (£350), and pension loss (£124.13), with a 20% deduction applied for failure to mitigate losses.
Practical note
Even successful claimants must take reasonable steps to mitigate their losses by seeking alternative employment, with tribunals willing to apply significant percentage reductions where mitigation efforts are inadequate.
Award breakdown
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 6014865/2024
- Decision date
- 25 February 2025
- Hearing type
- remedy
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- manufacturing
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- in house
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No