Claimant v Wills and Legal Services Limited
Outcome
Individual claims
The tribunal found that there was an employment contract between the claimant and respondent, and that the respondent was in breach of that contract. The tribunal awarded the claimant £480.77 in damages for the breach.
Facts
Emma Tribe brought a breach of contract claim against her former employer, Wills and Legal Services Limited. The tribunal had to determine whether an employment contract existed between the parties and whether the respondent had breached it. The hearing took place remotely via CVP, with the claimant representing herself and the respondent represented by a consultant.
Decision
The tribunal found that there was an employment contract between the claimant and respondent. The tribunal also found that the respondent had breached that contract and ordered the respondent to pay £480.77 in damages to the claimant.
Practical note
Employment status and the existence of a contract are threshold issues that can determine whether a breach of contract claim succeeds, and even modest breaches can lead to enforceable awards.
Award breakdown
Case details
- Case number
- 3311664/2023
- Decision date
- 6 January 2025
- Hearing type
- full merits
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- legal services
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- lay rep
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No