Mrs Natalie Bruce v Dayers and Crown Partnership and Others (England and Wales : Breach of Contract) -[2020] UKET 3203149/2019- (16 December 2020)

Key Facts

Issues

• The claimant was awarded 12 weeks' notice pay of £2,955.60 for breach of contract.
• The claimant was awarded unpaid holiday pay of £1,797.56 (after accounting for a previous overpayment of £188.45) pursuant to the Working Time Regulations 1998.

Holdings

• The Employment Tribunal ruled that the claimant succeeded on her outstanding holiday pay claim under the Working Time Regulations 1998.
• The Employment Tribunal ruled that the claimant succeeded on her notice pay claim, finding a breach of contract by the respondents.

Remedies

• Awarded 12-weeks' notice pay for breach of contract, amounting to £2,955.60 (gross).
• Awarded unpaid holiday pay under the Working Time Regulations 1998, amounting to £1,797.56 (gross) after accounting for a previous overpayment of £188.45.

Monetary Damages

Legal Principles

• The court found the respondent breached the employment contract by failing to provide the required notice pay, entitling the claimant to 12 weeks' notice pay.
• The court awarded unpaid holiday pay to the claimant based on the Working Time Regulations 1998, after adjusting for a previous overpayment of £188.45.

Cited Statute

Judge Name

Passage Text

• This is a single Judgment debt, for which the respondents are jointly or severally responsible.
• Upon hearing the evidence of the claimant and submissions from the respondents' representative and having considered the bundle of documents prepared for the hearing: the claimant succeeds in her claims for her notice pay (i.e. breach of contract) and for her outstanding holiday pay (pursuant to the Working Time Regulations 1998).