Element Kitchens Ltd

Case Summary

The claimant was dismissed in breach of contract and the respondent failed to pay holiday entitlement. The tribunal ordered the respondent to pay £500 in damages for breach of contract dismissal and £1,150 for unpaid holiday entitlement. The tribunal also found the respondent failed to comply with section 8 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 by failing to provide an itemised pay statement.

The tribunal found the claimant was dismissed in breach of contract regarding notice and that the respondent failed to pay accrued holiday entitlement and failed to provide an itemised pay statement as required by statute.

• •Dismissal in breach of contract in respect of notice
• •Failure to pay holiday entitlement
• •Failure to provide itemised pay statement

Case No: 2404372/2025 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Mr P Smith Respondent: Element Kitchens Limited JUDGMENT Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2024– Rule 22 1. The claimant was dismissed in breach of contract in respect of notice and the respondent is ordered to pay damages to the claimant in the gross sum of £500. 2. The respondent has failed to pay the claimant’s holiday entitlement and is ordered to pay the claimant the gross sum of £1,150. 3. The respondent has failed to comply with section 8 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 and has failed to provide the claimant with an itemised pay statement or statements. Employment Judge Phil Allen Date: 23 April 2026 JUDGMENT SENT TO THE PARTIES ON 13 May 2026 AND ENTERED IN THE REGISTER FOR THE TRIBUNAL OFFICE Case No: 2404372/2025 NOTICE THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (INTEREST) ORDER 1990 ARTICLE 12 Name of case: Philip Smith v Element Kitchens Limited Interest is payable when an Employment Tribunal makes an award or determination requiring one party to proceedings to pay a sum of money to another party, apart from sums representing costs or expenses. No interest is payable if the sum is paid in full within 14 days after the date the Tribunal sent the written record of the decision to the parties. The date the Tribunal sent the written record of the decision to the parties is called the relevant decision day. Interest starts to accrue from the day immediately after the relevant decision day. That is called the calculation day. The rate of interest payable is the rate specified in section 17 of the Judgments Act 1838 on the relevant decision day. This is known as the stipulated rate of interest. The Secretary of the Tribunal is required to give you notice of the relevant decision day, the calculation…