Pinnacle Finance and Property Group Ltd
v Mr J Cook
Decision date
8 April 2026
Tribunal
Employment Tribunal
Jurisdiction
England & Wales
Judge
Employment Judge B Beyzade
Compensation awarded
£16,992
Extracted from judgment text — may not capture every award component precisely.
Case Summary
The claimant brought claims for unauthorised deductions from wages relating to unpaid wages arrears and commission payments between May 2024 and May 2025. The tribunal found in favour of the claimant on both claims for deductions, awarding £8,760.60 for wages arrears and £8,231.88 for commission payments. The claimant withdrew claims relating to holiday pay and notice pay, which were dismissed.
Why this outcome?
One claim dismissed on the meritsThe tribunal found the claimant's claims for unauthorised deductions from wages in relation to wages arrears and commission payments succeeded on the evidence presented. The claims for holiday pay and notice pay were withdrawn by the claimant and therefore dismissed under Rule 51 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024.
Claim Types
Key Issues
- •Unauthorised deductions from wages - wages arrears
- •Unauthorised deductions from wages - commission payments
- •Breach of contract - notice pay (withdrawn)
Decision Text
- 1 - EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Mr Jonathan Cook Respondent: Pinnacle Finance and Property Group Limited Heard at: London East Hearing Centre (by CVP) On: 06 March 2026 Before: Employment Judge B Beyzade Representation For the Claimant: In person For the Respondent: Not present and not represented JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL The Judgment of the Tribunal is that: 1.1. the claimant’s claim for unauthorised deductions from wages (wages arrears) in relation to the period between 01 May 2024 and 13 May 2025 succeeds and the respondent is ordered to pay to the claimant the sum of EIGHT THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY POUNDS AND SIXTY PENCE (£8760.60). In addition to paying the said sum to the claimant, the respondent must remit any amount payable in respect of tax and national insurance in relation to the sum awarded by the Tribunal to the claimant to His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs and account to the claimant for any such payment. 1.2. the claimant’s claim for unauthorised deductions from wages (commission payments) in relation to the period between July 2024 and 13 May 2025 succeeds and the respondent is ordered to pay to the claimant the sum of EIGHT THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY ONE POUNDS AND EIGHTY EIGHT PENCE (£8231.88) subject to any required deductions for tax and national insurance provided that the respondent remits any such amount to His - 2 - Majesty’s Revenue and Customs and accounts to the claimant for any such payment. 1.3. the claimant’s complaints of unauthorised deductions from wages (holiday pay), other payments and breach of contract (notice pay) having been withdrawn by the claimant, are dismissed under Rule 51 of the Rules contained in The Employment Tribunal…
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Case Details
- Claimant
- Mr J Cook
- Case No.
- 6019741/2025
- Tribunal
- Employment Tribunal
- Level
- First instance
- Decision
- 8 April 2026
- Published
- 30 April 2026
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge B Beyzade
- Representation
- Litigant in person