Claimant v Gordon MacNeil Solicitor

The claimant was entitled to pay for the period 28 May to 5 June 2025 (9 days) totalling £865.39 and accrued holiday pay for 2 outstanding working days totalling £269.23. The respondent failed to pay these sums.

The claimant was entitled to 12 weeks' notice but received none. After mitigation (new employment from 1 July 2025), the tribunal awarded damages for the loss sustained from 5 June to 1 July 2025, totalling 25 days at £2,403.85.

The claimant was made redundant on 5 June 2025 by a judicial factor appointed to the respondent's business. She had never been paid statutory redundancy and was entitled to £14,807.76 based on her age, continuous service and pay.

The respondent failed to warn or consult the claimant before making her redundant, rendering the dismissal procedurally unfair. As she obtained higher-paid employment shortly after, the only compensatory loss was for loss of statutory rights assessed at £500.

The respondent, a solicitor who ought to have known better, failed to provide the claimant with a written statement of particulars of employment as required by section 1 ERA 1996. The tribunal awarded the maximum of four weeks' pay (£2,692.32).