Mr R H Hallett and Miss H Wynne v Dalnaglar Holiday Cottages Ltd

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND) Case No: 4106887/2023 & 4106888/2023 5 Held via Cloud Video Platform (CVP) in Glasgow on 19 January 2024 Employment Judge M Kearns Mr R H Hallett First Claimant 10 In Person Miss H Wynne Second Claimant 15 In Person Dalnaglar Holiday Cottages Ltd Respondent 20 No appearance and No representation

JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL 25 1. The Judgment of the Employment Tribunal was that: (1) The respondent unlawfully deducted sums from the first claimant’s wages contrary to Section 13 of the Employment Rights Act 1996. The respondent is ordered to pay to the first claimant the sum of £978 (Nine Hundred and Seventy Eight Pounds) in respect thereof. 30 (2) The respondent unlawfully deducte...

REASONS

1. The claimants were employed by the respondent from 6 June 2022 until 12 September 2023 when their resignations took effect. They thereafter worked 10 six additional days for the respondent to provide cover until their successors arrived on 4 October 2023. Having complied with the early conciliation requirements, they presented an application to the Employment Tribunal on 6 November 2023 in w...

2. The respondent lodged a response to the claim but failed to attend the 15 hearing. Their representative, Mr Kevin Mackie emailed the Tribunal to say he would be on holiday in Tenerife. A late application to postpone the hearing to another day was refused. Evidence