Miss D Charles v Thurso Hotel Ltd

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) In the Employment Tribunal (Scotland) Judgment of the Employment Tribunal in Case No: 8001288/2024 heard at Edinburgh via the Cloud Based Video Platform on 19 & 20 August 2026 Employment Judge JG d’Inverno Miss D Charles Claimant In Person Supported by Mrs S Charles (Mother) Thurso Hotel Limited Respondent No Appearance & Not Represented

JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL The Judgment of the Employment Tribunal is:- (First) That the respondent breached it’s obligations, owed in terms of section 1 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 to the claimant in her capacity of a worker, by failing to provide her with written particulars of employment and the respondent shall pay to the claimant compensation therefor in the sum of £516. (Se...

REASONS

1. This case called for final hearing at Edinburgh via the Cloud Based Video Platform on 19 August 2026 at 10am, further to Notice of Hearing issued to both parties on 13 April 2026. The claimant appeared in person supported by her Mother. There was no appearance by or on behalf of the respondent company.

2. Enquiries made by the clerk of the registrar of companies confirmed that the respondent company remained a live and active company on the register. There had been previous occasions on which the respondent company had failed to appear. It had however been represented by it’s area manager Mr Steve Ireland at the Closed Preliminary Hearing (Case Management Discussion) which proceeded in the ca...