PTS 247 Ltd

Case Summary

Mr Rees claimed the respondent made unlawful deductions from his salary in relation to vehicle damage and unpaid August salary. The tribunal found the respondent admitted making an unlawful deduction of £555.56 for unpaid August salary, and upheld the claim for an unlawful deduction of £1,175.00 (two deductions of £587.50 each) relating to alleged vehicle damage, finding the claimant was not responsible for the damage.

The tribunal found the respondent admitted making an unlawful deduction of £555.56 for unpaid August salary. For the vehicle damage deductions of £1,175.00, the tribunal found the claimant was not responsible for the damage to the respondent's vehicle, therefore the respondent had no contractual right to make those deductions.

• •Whether respondent made unlawful deductions from claimant's salary
• •Whether respondent had contractual right to deduct £587.50 in July and August 2025 for vehicle damage
• •Whether claimant was responsible for damage to respondent's vehicle

Case No. 6038774/2025 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Mr G REES Respondent: PTS 247 Ltd Date: 30 th January 2026 By Video Before: For the Claimant: For the Respondent: Employment Judge R F Powell In Person Ms Nicholson, advocate JUDGMENT The judgment of the Employment Tribunal is: 1. On the admission by the respondent, the respondent made an unlawful deduction of £555.56 from the claimant’s salary which was payable in August 2025 and had not been paid by the date of this hearing. 2. The claim for an unlawful deduction of £1,175.00 from the claimant’s salary, in respect of losses arising from the claimant’s alleged culpability for damage to a vehicle owned by the respondent is well founded. 3. The respondent is ordered to pay to the claimant the total net sum of £1,730.56 Introduction 1. The claimant, Mr Gareth Rees presented a claim to the Employment Tribunal on the 21 st October 2025 asserting two breaches of Part II of the Employment Rights Act 1996. Case No. 6038774/2025 2. He asserted that the respondent had made a deduction from his July and August 2025 salary payments. These deductions were: a. £587.50 In July 2025 b. £587.50 in August 2025 3. The respondent admitted it had made both deductions. 4. He further asserted that the respondent had deducted the balance of his August 2025 salary which was the sum of £555.56. 5. The Respondent denied that it had made such a deduction. It relied upon the relevant payslip at page 131 in the agreed bundle. 6. On enquiry during the hearing the respondent accepted that it had not made the payment and, on instructions from her client, Ms Nicholson admitted that the respondent had made an unlawful deduction by that failure. 7. The other aspect of Mr Rees claim was less easily resolved. By way of introduction, I will summarise it thus; the respondent asserts that…