Claimant v Limelight Sports Limited (in Administration)
Outcome
Individual claims
The tribunal found the complaint for redundancy pay well-founded. However, the claimant had already received statutory redundancy pay from the Redundancy Payment Service, so no further award was made.
The tribunal found the claimant was entitled to 4 weeks' statutory notice but had only been paid 1 week. The respondent was therefore in breach of contract and ordered to pay the remaining 3 weeks' notice.
The tribunal found the complaint of unauthorised deductions due to non-payment of wages between 1-6 November 2023 was well-founded. However, the amount owed had already been paid by the Administrators, so no further award was made.
Facts
Ms Bulica's employment with Limelight Sports Limited ended on 6 November 2023 when the company went into administration. She was entitled to 4 weeks' statutory notice but was only paid 1 week. She was also not paid for the period 1-6 November 2023. The respondent did not attend the hearing.
Decision
The tribunal upheld all three claims: redundancy pay, breach of contract for notice pay, and unlawful deduction of wages. The claimant was awarded £816 net for the remaining 3 weeks' notice pay. No awards were made for redundancy pay or unpaid wages as these had already been paid by the Redundancy Payment Service and Administrators respectively.
Practical note
Even when a company is in administration and does not participate in tribunal proceedings, employees can still pursue successful claims for statutory entitlements, though they may need to recover some amounts through the Redundancy Payment Service rather than directly from the employer.
Award breakdown
Case details
- Case number
- 2307702/2023
- Decision date
- 5 February 2025
- Hearing type
- full merits
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- other
- Represented
- No
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No