Claimant v Amora Linen Services Limited
Outcome
Individual claims
The tribunal found that the respondent made an unlawful deduction from the claimant's wages on 10 September 2024. The respondent did not attend the hearing to defend the claim. The tribunal awarded the full amount of the unlawful deduction.
The tribunal found that the respondent failed to provide written itemised pay statements on three occasions (10 July, 10 August, and 10 September 2024) in breach of section 12 Employment Rights Act 1996. An award was made in respect of the unnotified deductions on two of those dates.
Facts
The claimant brought claims for unlawful deduction of wages and failure to provide itemised pay statements against her former employer, a linen services company. The respondent made a deduction from wages on 10 September 2024 and failed to provide itemised pay statements on three occasions between July and September 2024. The respondent did not attend or participate in the tribunal hearing.
Decision
The tribunal entered judgment in default for the claimant, finding that the respondent made an unlawful deduction of £2,847.58 from her wages and failed to provide required pay statements. The tribunal awarded the full amount of the unlawful deduction plus £1,250 for the statutory breach relating to failure to provide itemised pay statements.
Practical note
Employers who fail to respond to tribunal claims face default judgments, and failure to provide itemised pay statements can result in statutory awards of unnotified deductions in addition to any wages owed.
Award breakdown
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 6013874/2024
- Decision date
- 10 December 2024
- Hearing type
- default judgment
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- default
Respondent
- Sector
- other
- Represented
- No
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No