William & Spenceley Ltd

Case Summary

The tribunal found that the respondent made unauthorised deductions from the claimant's wages during April to July 2025, failed to pay notice pay, and failed to pay accrued but untaken holiday. The respondent was ordered to pay £780 for unauthorised deductions, £5,382 for breach of contract relating to notice pay, £747.50 for holiday pay, and £9,632 as a redundancy payment.

The tribunal found all three complaints well-founded: the respondent made unauthorised wage deductions during April to July 2025, breached the employment contract by failing to pay notice pay, and made unauthorised deductions by failing to pay accrued untaken holiday pay on termination of employment.

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• •unauthorised deductions from wages
• •breach of contract in relation to notice pay
• •failure to pay accrued holiday pay
• •entitlement to redundancy payment

v3 10.2.25 1 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Ms Murray Respondent: William & Spenceley Ltd RULE 22 JUDGMENT The judgment of the Tribunal is as follows: 1. The complaint of unauthorised deductions from wages is well-founded. The respondent made an unauthorised deduction from the claimant's wages in the period April to July 2025. 2. The respondent shall pay the claimant £780, which is the gross sum deducted. The claimant is responsible for the payment of any tax or National Insurance. 3. The complaint of breach of contract in relation to notice pay is well-founded. 4. The respondent shall pay the claimant £5,382 as damages for breach of contract. This figure has been calculated using gross pay to reflect the likelihood that the claimant will have to pay tax on it as Post Employment Notice Pay. 5. The complaint in respect of holiday pay is well-founded. The respondent made an unauthorised deduction from the claimant's wages by failing to pay the claimant for holidays accrued but not taken on the date the claimant’s employment ended. 6. The respondent shall pay the claimant £747.50. The claimant is responsible for paying any tax or National Insurance. 7. Under section 163 Employment Rights Act 1996 it is determined that the claimant is entitled to a redundancy payment of £9,632.00. 8. The Hearing on 18 May 2026 is cancelled. v3 10.2.25 2 Approved by: Employment Judge Childe 14 May 2026 Note Written reasons will not be provided unless a party makes a written request within 14 days of the sending of this written record of the decision. Public access to employment tribunal decisions Judgments (apart from judgments under rule 51) 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) …