Employment Tribunal Rules Wrongful Dismissal Due to Unpaid Notice Pay
📌 In brief
An employee successfully sued their former employer for wrongful dismissal because they were not paid during their notice period. The judge awarded them over £7,400 in compensation.
⚖️ Legal holding
An employer must pay notice period wages if they terminate an employee without providing the required notice.
📖 Technical summary
The claimant's wrongful dismissal claim was successful, and damages were awarded.
📜 Headnote Official document
The Employment Judge ruled that the employer breached the employment contract by not paying the employee's notice period wages, awarding damages of £7,403.85.
📚 Full judgment Official document
OUTCOME: Allowed
Case Number: 6022696/2025
EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS
Claimant: [redacted]
Respondent: [redacted]
Manchester Employment Tribunal On: 17 April 2026
Before:
Employment Judge Tobin (sitting alone)
Representation
Claimant: [redacted] Respondent: [redacted]
This has been a remote hearing for which the parties have raise no objection. The form of remote hearing was by video hearing through HM Courts & Tribunal Cloud Video Platform. A face-to-face hearing was not held because the relevant matters could be determined in this remote hearing.
The Judgment of the Employment Tribunal is:
1. The claimant’s claim of wrongful dismissal (i.e. breach of contract for unpaid notice pay) under the Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) Order 1994 was well founded. The Response had no reasonable prospects of success.
2. The claimant is awarded, and the respondent is ordered to pay, damages in the sum of £7,403.85. Approved by Employment Judge Tobin Dated: 17 April 2026
JUDGMENT SENT TO THE PARTIES ON Date: 29 May 2026
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FOR THE TRIBUNAL OFFICE
Case Number: 6022696/2025
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NOTICE
THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (INTEREST) ORDER 1990 ARTICLE 12
Case number: 6022696/2025
Name of case: [APPELLANT]
v [NAME] [RESPONDENT] is payable when an Employment Tribunal makes an award or determination requiring one party to proceedings to pay a sum of money to another party, apart from sums representing costs or expenses.
No interest is payable if the sum is paid in full within 14 days after the date the Tribunal sent the written record of the decision to the parties. The date the Tribunal sent the written record of the decision to the parties is called the relevant decision day.
Interest starts to accrue from the day immediately after the relevant decision day. That is called the calculation day.
The rate of interest payable is the rate specified in section 17 of the Judgments Act 1838 on the relevant decision day. This is known as the stipulated rate of interest.
The Secretary of the Tribunal is required to give you notice of the relevant decision day, the calculation day, and the stipulated rate of interest in your case. They are as follows:
the relevant decision day in this case is: 29 May 2026
the calculation day in this case is: 30 May 2026
the stipulated rate of interest is: 8% per annum.
[NAME] For the Employment Tribunal Office
Case Number: 6022696/2025
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GUIDANCE NOTE
1. There is more information about Tribunal judgments here, which you should read with this guidance note: www.gov.uk/government/publications/employment-tribunal-hearings-judgment- guide-t426
If you do not have access to the internet, you can ask for a paper copy by telephoning the Tribunal office dealing with the claim.
2. The payment of interest on Employment Tribunal awards is governed by The Employment Tribunals (Interest) Order 1990. Interest is payable on Employment Tribunal awards if they remain wholly or partly unpaid more than 14 days after the relevant decision day. Sums in the award that represent costs or expenses are excluded. Interest starts to accrue from the day immediately after the relevant decision day, which is called the calculation day.
3. The date of the relevant decision day in your case is set out in the Notice. If the judgment is paid in full by that date, no interest will be payable. If the judgment is not paid in full by that date, interest will start to accrue from the next day.
4. Requesting written reasons after you have received a written judgment does not change the date of the relevant decision day.
5. Interest will be calculated as simple interest accruing from day to day on any part of the sum of money awarded by the Tribunal that remains unpaid.
6. If the [APPELLANT] paying the Tribunal award is required to pay part of it to a public authority by way of tax or National Insurance, no interest is payable on that part.
7. If the Secretary of State has claimed any part of the sum awarded by the Tribunal in a recoupment notice, no interest is payable on that part.
8. If the sum awarded is varied, either because the Tribunal reconsiders its own judgment, or following an appeal to the Employment Appeal Tribunal or a higher court, interest will still be payable from the calculation day but it will be payable on the new sum not the sum originally awarded.
9. The online information explains how Employment Tribunal awards are enforced. The interest element of an award is enforced in the same way.
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A snapshot of this collection — not a prediction of your case's outcome.
⚖️ What tends to weigh in cases like this
✅ Tends to be accepted
- Employers must pay notice period wages when terminating employees without proper notice.
- Unlawful wage deductions require employers to compensate employees as per statutory requirements.
- Employers cannot make unauthorised deductions from an employee's wages without lawful justification.
- Employers are required to comply with statutory obligations for wages, holidays, and employment documentation.
- Employers must provide full entitlements including any outstanding redundancy payment and notice pay as required by law.
Patterns observed in similar cases in this collection — every case is unique.
❓ Frequently asked questions
What did this decision decide?
The claimant's wrongful dismissal case was successful.
Who was involved?
An employee and their former employer were the parties involved.
How did the court decide, and why?
The judge ruled in favour of the employee because the employer failed to pay notice period wages as required by contract.
Which laws or rules were applied?
No specific laws were cited in this judgment.
What was the argument that mattered most?
The claimant argued that their former employer breached the employment contract by not paying for the notice period.
Was the decision for or against the person who brought the case?
It was in favour of the claimant.
What does this mean for someone in a similar situation?
Someone who is dismissed without proper notice pay may have grounds to sue their former employer.
What evidence or documents mattered?
The judgment did not specify any particular evidence or documents.
Can a decision like this be appealed?
Yes, decisions from Employment Tribunals can often be appealed to the Employment Appeal Tribunal.
Is it worth getting a solicitor for a case like this?
It is advisable to seek legal advice from a qualified solicitor for such cases.
