Decision date
29 April 2026
Tribunal
Employment Tribunal
Jurisdiction
England & Wales
Judge
Employment Judge Lancaster
Compensation awarded
£12,401
Basic Award
£7,190
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Case Summary
The claimant was dismissed without notice by reason of redundancy on 15 July 2025. The tribunal found the claimant was entitled to a redundancy payment of £7,190, damages for wrongful dismissal of £1,440, compensation for unauthorised wage deductions of £3,396.45, and damages for breach of contract regarding unpaid pension contributions of £374.40. The claim for outstanding holiday pay was dismissed.
Why this outcome?
The tribunal found the claimant was entitled to redundancy payment, pay in lieu of notice for wrongful dismissal, compensation for unauthorised wage deductions and unpaid statutory sick pay, and damages for breach of contract regarding unpaid pension contributions. The holiday pay claim was dismissed as the claimant had taken all accrued leave.
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Key Issues
- •Dismissal without notice by reason of redundancy
- •Redundancy payment entitlement
- •Wrongful dismissal - pay in lieu of notice
- •Unauthorised deductions from wages
- •Breach of contract - pension contributions not paid to provider
- •Accrued holiday pay entitlement
Decision Text
Case: 6029237/2025 1 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Mr Paul Bunting Respondent: Norfabs Limited AT A HEARING Heard at: Leeds by CVP (online) On: 29 th April 2026 Before: Employment Judge Lancaster Appearances For the claimant: In person For the respondent: No appearance entered and did not attend JUDGMENT .1. The Claimant was dismissed without notice by reason of redundancy on 15 th July 2025. 2. The Respondent is ordered to pay to the Claimant a redundancy payment (calculated at 1 week’s pay, capped at £719,00, for each continuous year of employment from 1 st October 2014 to 15 th July 2015) £7.190.00 3. The Respondent is ordered to pay to the Claimant damages for wrongful dismissal (pay in lieu of notice) from 15th July 2025 until commencement of alternative employment in mitigation of loss, 2 weeks at £720.00 per week gross (40 hours at £18.00 per hour) £1,440.00 4. The Respondent has made a series of unauthorised deductions from the Claimant’s wages for the period from 2 nd June to 15 th July 2025 and is ordered to pay compensation in the gross sum of 2 weeks admitted entitlement to statutory sick pay (£85.70 and £142.75) plus 4 weeks and 2 days at £720.00 per week (£3.168.00). £3.396.45 5. At the date of termination the Respondent was in breach of contract by not having paid over to the pension provider the sums deducted from the Claimant’s wages in respect of employee’s contributions for the 13 week period from 17 th November 2024 to 16 th Case: 6029237/2025 2 February 2025 at the rate of £28.80 per week (4 per cent of £720.00), and is ordered to pay to the Claimnt damages in the sum of £374.40 6. The Claimant having taken 2 week’s leave plus bank holidays there is no outstanding accrued entitlement to …
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Case Details
- Claimant
- Mr P Bunting
- Case No.
- 6029237/2025
- Tribunal
- Employment Tribunal
- Level
- First instance
- Decision
- 29 April 2026
- Published
- 5 June 2026
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Lancaster
- Representation
- Litigant in person