Claimant v Playmaker Studio Ltd
Outcome
Individual claims
The respondent failed to present a valid response on time. Under Rule 21, the tribunal entered default judgment in favour of all three claimants for their redundancy payment claims, as the claimants had been dismissed by reason of redundancy and were entitled to statutory redundancy payments based on their respective lengths of service and weekly pay.
Facts
Three employees of Playmaker Studio Ltd were dismissed by reason of redundancy. Mrs B Bond had 5 years' service with weekly pay of £616.67. Mr O Porter had 5 years' service with weekly pay of £519.23. Mr L Arnold had 6 years' service with weekly pay exceeding the statutory cap. All three brought claims for statutory redundancy payments. The respondent failed to present a response within the prescribed time limit.
Decision
The tribunal entered default judgment under Rule 21 in favour of all three claimants as the respondent had failed to present a valid response. Mrs Bond was awarded £3,083.35, Mr Porter £2,596.15, and Mr Arnold £3,858.00 as statutory redundancy payments. The scheduled hearing was cancelled as unnecessary given the default judgment.
Practical note
Employers who fail to respond to tribunal claims face automatic default judgments, which can be enforced immediately and accrue interest at 8% per annum if not paid within 14 days.
Award breakdown
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 2410857/2023
- Decision date
- 14 March 2024
- Hearing type
- rule 21
- Hearing days
- —
- Classification
- default
Respondent
- Sector
- media
- Represented
- No
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No