Nevill Golf Club

Case Summary

The claimant claimed an unauthorised deduction from wages. The respondent conceded the claim in the sum of £84.00 gross pay. The tribunal found that the respondent's deduction of 30 hours from the payment made on 17 October 2025 was lawful, as it corrected an overpayment arising from a transposition error in calculating the claimant's hours worked in August 2025.

The respondent conceded the unauthorised deduction claim in the sum of £84.00. Although the respondent had deducted 30 hours from a payment, the tribunal found this was lawful because it corrected an overpayment that resulted from a transposition error in calculating the claimant's hours.

• •Unauthorised deduction from wages
• •Calculation of hours worked and overpayment
• •Whether deduction of 30 hours was unlawful

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Mr L M Fox Respondent: Nevill Golf Club Heard at: London South (Croydon) (CVP) On: 21 April 2026 Before: Employment Judge Wright Representation: Claimant: Ms M Fox (claimant’s mother) Respondent: Mr S Turner (secretary) JUDGMENT The Judgment of the Tribunal is the claimant’s claims of unauthorised deduction from wages is conceded by the respondent in the sum of £84.00 gross pay. The claimant is to account to HMRC. For the avoidance of doubt, the calculation of the claimant’s hours worked during the final month (August 2025) is agreed at 114. That represents 20 working days between the 28 July 2025 to 22 August 2025, less five days not worked = 15 days x 8 hours (the claimant’s shift) = 120 hours. Deducted from that sum was the overpayment of 6 hours (27 July 2025 paid in July when the claimant did not work the 4 hour shift paid at 1.5 on that day) = 114 hours. That figure was transposed and the claimant was paid for 144 hours incorrectly. The respondent deducted the 30 hours from the payment made on 17 October 2025. There was nothing unlawful about it doing so. Approved by: Employment Judge Wright Date: 21 April 2026 Sent to the parties on: Date: 8 May 2026 Notes Reasons for the judgment having been given orally at the hearing, written reasons will not be provided unless a request was made by either party at the hearing or a written request is presented by either party within 14 days of the sending of this written record of the decision. Public access to employment tribunal decisions Judgments and reasons for the judgments are published, in full, online at www.gov.uk/employment- tribunal-decisions shortly after a copy has been sent to the claimant(s) and respondent(s) in a case. Recording and Transcription Please note that if a Tribunal hearing has been recorded you may request a transcript of the recording, for which a charge may…