Decision date
13 February 2026
Tribunal
Employment Tribunal
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judge
Employment Judge Sutherland
Compensation awarded
£20,538
Extracted from judgment text — may not capture every award component precisely.
Case Summary
The claimant brought a claim for unlawful wage deductions against the respondent. The respondent failed to present a response to the claim. The tribunal, applying Rule 22 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024, issued judgment finding that unauthorised deductions had been made and ordered the respondent to pay the claimant £20,537.50.
Why this outcome?
Default — respondent did not respondThe respondent failed to present a response to the claim, and the tribunal decided the case on the available material under Rule 22 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024, finding unauthorised wage deductions had occurred.
Claim Types
Key Issues
- •Unauthorised deduction from wages
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Case Details
- Case No.
- 4104199/2025
- Tribunal
- Employment Tribunal
- Level
- First instance
- Decision
- 13 February 2026
- Published
- 7 April 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Scotland
- Judge
- Employment Judge Sutherland
Registered Company
- Company name
- WESTMONT SYSTEMS LIMITED
- Company number
- SC108852
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Status
- administration