University of the West of England Bristol

Case Summary

The claimant claimed unauthorised deductions from wages arising from UWE's application of a 55 workload-bundle carry-over cap in its workload allocation system. The tribunal dismissed the claim, finding that workload bundles do not constitute 'wages' within the meaning of section 27 ERA 1996 and that there was no contractual or legal entitlement to payment for WLBs. The tribunal concluded the complaint was not well-founded.

The tribunal found that workload bundles (WLBs) do not constitute 'wages' within the definition in section 27 ERA 1996, and that there was no contractual or other legal entitlement to payment for WLBs. The tribunal accepted the respondent's argument that WAMS/WLBs are not wages and therefore no unauthorised deduction could have occurred.

• •Whether workload bundles (WLBs) constitute 'wages' under section 27 ERA 1996
• •Whether there was a deduction from wages when UWE capped carried-forward WLBs at 55
• •Whether the claimant had a contractual or legal entitlement to payment for WLBs
• •Whether WAMS/WLBs fall within the definition of wages
• •Jurisdiction and time limits for the complaint

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