Claimant v Complete Restaurant Group Limited

All qualifying claimants (employed for 2+ years) were entitled to statutory redundancy payments as the respondent did not contest the claims and dismissed employees due to financial difficulties. Calculations based on statutory formula using weeks' pay and length of service.

All claimants were dismissed without notice on 31 January 2024. Respondent did not contest claims. Each claimant entitled to statutory notice pay calculated as 1 week for 1 month-2 years employment, or 1 week per year thereafter (max 12 weeks).

Claimants 7, 9 and 10 had contractual entitlement to reimbursement of expenses where receipts provided. They provided receipts but respondent did not reimburse. Breach of contract claim succeeded for these three claimants.

Claimants 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 were paid less than their full wages for December 2023. These were unauthorised deductions from wages properly payable under their contracts.

All claimants were paid no wages for January 2024 despite working until 31 January 2024. These were unauthorised deductions from wages properly payable.

Claimants 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 were not paid their share of tronc (tips) collected by respondent in November and December 2023. Money collected but not distributed constituted unauthorised deduction from wages properly payable under contract or otherwise in connection with employment per Saavedra v Aceground.

Claimant 3 (Mr Marek) indicated unfair dismissal on claim form but clarified at hearing he only sought notice pay, redundancy pay and arrears. Unfair dismissal complaint dismissed upon withdrawal by agreement.