Decision date
12 March 2026
Tribunal
Employment Tribunal
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judge
Employment Judge A Kemp
Compensation awarded
£1,220
Extracted from judgment text — may not capture every award component precisely.
Case Summary
The claimant brought a claim for unlawful wage deductions. The respondent did not present a response to the claim. The Employment Judge issued judgment under Rule 22, finding the respondent had made unauthorised deductions from wages and ordering payment of £1,219.80 (calculated as £2,719.80 less £1,500.00 already paid).
Why this outcome?
Default — respondent did not respondThe respondent made an unauthorised deduction from wages contrary to section 13 of the Employment Rights Act 1996. The respondent did not present a response to the claim, and the Employment Judge issued judgment under Rule 22 on the available material.
Claim Types
Key Issues
- •Unauthorised deduction from wages under section 13 of the Employment Rights Act 1996
Decision Text
EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No:4100155/2026 Employment Judge:A Kemp MrM R Kunjithapatham Claimant Diane Fraser Respondent JUDGMENT Rule 22of the Employment Tribunal ProcedureRules 2024 No response has been presented to this claim andan Employment Judge has decided to issuethe following judgment on the available materialunderRule 22: The respondent havingmade an unauthorised deductionfromwagescontrary to section 13 of the Employment Rights Act 1996is ordered to pay the claimant thegrosssum of One Thousand Two Hundred and Nineteen Pounds and Eighty Pence(£1,219.80) (Calculated on the basis of 4,533 packagespayable at.60pper package= £2,719.80 less £1,500.00already paid). The respondent shall be at liberty to deduct from the above sums( which are calculated gross)prior to making payment to the claimant such amounts of Income Tax and Employee National Insurance Contributions (if any) as it may be required by law to deduct from a payment of earnings of that amount made to the claimant, and if it does so, duly remitssuch sums so deducted to HM Revenue and Customs, and provides to the claimant written evidence of the fact and amount of such deductions and of the sums deducted having been remitted to HMRC, and payment of the balance to the claimant shall satisfy the requirements of this judgment. Datesent to parties _____________________________ 12 March 2026
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Case Details
- Claimant
- Mr M R Kunjithapatham
- Case No.
- 4100155/2026
- Tribunal
- Employment Tribunal
- Level
- First instance
- Decision
- 12 March 2026
- Published
- 13 May 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Scotland
- Judge
- Employment Judge A Kemp