Decision date
1 April 2026
Tribunal
Employment Tribunal
Jurisdiction
England & Wales
Judge
Employment Judge Childe
Compensation awarded
£9,000
Compensatory
£9,000
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Case Summary
Mrs K Gardner brought a complaint of unfair dismissal against IEMCS Ltd. The tribunal found the complaint well-founded and awarded the claimant a compensatory award of £9,000. The Employment Protection (Recoupment of Benefits) Regulations 1996 applied, with a prescribed element of £8,400 covering the period from 24 June 2025 to 1 April 2026.
Why this outcome?
The tribunal found the complaint of unfair dismissal well-founded, resulting in an award of compensation of £9,000 to the claimant.
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Key Issues
- •unfair dismissal
Decision Text
v3 10.2.25 1 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Mrs K Gardner Respondent: IEMCS LTD Heard at: Newcastle (by CVP) On: 1 April 2026 Before: Employment Judge Childe REPRESENTATION: Claimant: In person Respondent: Mr Singh (Director) JUDGMENT The judgment of the Tribunal is as follows: 1. The complaint of unfair dismissal is well-founded. The claimant was unfairly dismissed. The respondent shall pay the claimant a compensatory award of £9,000. Note that these are actual the sums payable to the claimant after any deductions or uplifts have been applied. 2. The Employment Protection (Recoupment of Benefits) Regulations 1996 apply: v3 10.2.25 2 a. The total monetary award (i.e. the compensatory award) payable to the claimant for unfair dismissal is £9,000 b. The prescribed element is £8.400. c. The period of the prescribed element is from 24 June 2025 to 1 April 2026. d. The difference between a and b is £600. Approved by: Employment Judge Childe 1 April 2026 Note Summary reasons for the judgment were given orally at the hearing. Written summary reasons will not be provided unless a party asked for them at the hearing or 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) and respondent(s) in a case.
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Case Details
- Claimant
- Mrs K Gardner
- Case No.
- 6031759/2025
- Tribunal
- Employment Tribunal
- Level
- First instance
- Decision
- 1 April 2026
- Published
- 19 May 2026
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Childe
- Representation
- Litigant in person