The TBC Pub Company Ltd

Case Summary

The claimant, employed as General Manager at The Bridge Inn from March to May 2025, was dismissed without notice during his probationary period. The tribunal found the dismissal was wrongful as the respondent failed to provide the contractual notice period and unlawfully deducted wages including notice pay, tronc payments and tips. The respondent was ordered to pay £817.25 for notice pay and £383 for unlawful wage deductions.

The tribunal found the claimant was wrongfully dismissed because the respondent failed to provide the one week's notice of termination required by the contract, and unlawfully deducted wages by failing to pay notice pay, tronc payments and tips to which the claimant was contractually entitled.

• •Whether the claimant was wrongfully dismissed without notice
• •Whether the respondent made unlawful deductions from wages including notice pay, tronc payments and tips

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) FinalHearingheldin Edinburgh on30 March2026 Employment JudgeA Jones Mr BWilsonClaimant In person The TBC Pub Company Limited Respondent Representedby Mr A Sutherland,solicitor JUDGMENT Theclaimant was wrongfullydismissed,and the respondent is ordered to pay the claimant the sum of£817.25 net being a week’s wages. The respondent unlawfully deductedsums from the claimant’s wages and the respondent is ordered topaythe claimantthe sum of £383 net, being pay between 4 and 7 May 2025 andtips for the week to 7 May 2025. Introduction 1.The claimant complained that he had been wrongfully dismissed and that the respondent had made unlawful deductions from his wages. The respondent’s position was that theclaimant wasdismissedfor gross misconduct and had been paidall sums to which he was entitled. 2.The claimant gave evidence and called a former colleague MrsMackaywho had been the financemanagerfor the respondent during the claimant’s employment. Mrs Banks,the respondent’s Operations Director and Mr Bucknalla director who dismissed the claimant gave evidence for the 8000213/2025 Page2 respondent. Both parties lodged productions and made brief oral submissions on the conclusion of the evidence. Findings in fact 3.The Tribunal made the following findings in fact. 4.The claimant was employed by the respondentas General Manager at its operations at The Bridge Inn, Rathofrom 10March 2025 until his dismissal without notice on 7 May 2025.He was issued with a contract of employment on 7 March by Mrs Banks.The contract stated that the claimant’s “annual package is £50,000”. It also stated that the claimant’s employment was subject to a “probationary period of three (3) months, during which your performance and suitability will be assessed.” The contract provided for 1 weeks’ notice of termination of employmentby the respondent where the claimant had been employ…