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4101433/2025Claimant Successful

Harleys Franchise Ltd

21 November 2025ScotlandEmployment Judge B Campbell
GOV.UK

Case Summary

This case involved a number of complaints by a motorcycle instructor against his former employer, including unfair dismissal, breach of contract, failure to provide written statement of employment particulars, and failure to provide itemised payslips. The tribunal upheld the complaints and awarded the claimant £16,118.29 in compensation.

Key Issues

  • whether the claimant was unfairly dismissed under section 94 of the Employment Rights Act 1996
  • whether the respondent breached the claimant's contract of employment under common law by not giving notice of the termination of his employment
  • whether the respondent breached the claimant's contract of employment by not remitting deductions made from the claimant's pay into an occupational pension scheme
  • whether the respondent failed to provide the claimant with a statement of particulars of employment as required by section 1 of the Employment Rights Act 1996
  • whether the respondent failed to provide itemised payslips to the claimant under section 8 of the Employment Rights Act 1996

Claim Types

Cited Laws and Legal Issues

Employment Rights Act 1996 unfair dismissalEmployment Rights Act 1996

cycle instructor against his former employer, including unfair dismissal, breach of contract, failure to provide written stateme

Decision Text

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4101433/2025 Held by video conference call in Glasgow on 28 October 2025 Employment Judge B Campbell Mr B-G Torriero Claimant Represented by: Mr A Hutcheson, Hutchesons Solicitor Harleys Franchise Ltd Respondent Represented by: Mr J Harley, Director JUDGMENT OF THE TRIBUNAL 1. The complaints of: a. unfair dismissal, b. breach of contract in respect of failure to provide notice of termination of employment, c. breach of contract in respect of failure to remit sums to an occupational pension scheme, d. failure to provide a written statement of employment particulars, and e. failure to provide itemised payslips are upheld. 2. The claimant is awarded the sum of Sixteen Thousand, One Hundred and Eighteen Pounds and Twenty Nine Pence (£16,118.29) in compensation which the respondent is ordered to pay. 4101433/2025 Page 2 WRITTEN REASONS Background 1. This claim involved a number of complaints by a motorcycle instructor against his former employer. 2. The claimant gave evidence as did Mr Harley, a director of the respondent. The claimant submitted a bundle of documents before the hearing and both individuals spoke to some of those. Numbers appearing in square brackets below are references to corresponding pages of the bundle. 3. The hearing took place over a day and I reserved judgment. My judgment is as above and the written reasons for it are below. 4. The legal complaints to be decided were as follows: a. Whether the claimant was unfairly dismissed under section 94 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (the ‘Act’). The fact of dismissal was agreed; b. Whether the respondent breached the claimant’s contract of employment under common law by not giving notice of the termination of his employment; c. Whether the respondent breached the claimant's contract of employment by not remitting deductions ma...

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Compensation

Total£16,118
* Estimated figure
Basic Award£2,100
Compensatory£14,018

Employer

Respondent

Harleys Franchise Ltd

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Case Details

Case Number
4101433/2025
Decision Date
21/11/2025
Published
01/02/2026
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judge
Employment Judge B Campbell