Southampton Employment Tribunal cases

Browse recent Employment Tribunal decisions heard at Southampton.

Recent cases: 12
Employers (last 3 months): 12
Recorded awards (last 3 months): 9

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Cases from the last three months

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19 Aug 2026

Mixed outcome£2,119.91 awarded

Unpaid Wages, Breach of Contract and Other

Employer: Black Wax Coffee and Records Ltd

The claimant succeeded in her notice pay and holiday pay claims but her other complaints were dismissed.

Legal Issues (5)

Whether failure to pay notice pay was a breach of contract
whether failure to pay accrued holiday pay on termination was an unauthorised deduction from wages
calculation of notice pay damages on gross pay as Post Employment Notice Pay
allocation of tax and National Insurance
dismissal of remaining complaints.

Reference: 1402501/2025

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17 Aug 2026

Claim struck out

Other

Employer: Alton Care Group

The claim was struck out and dismissed because the claimant did not attend the final hearing and failed to comply with a tribunal order.

Legal Issues (3)

Non-compliance with tribunal orders
failure to attend final hearing
strike out and dismissal under Rules 38 and 47

Reference: 6012771/2025

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17 Aug 2026

Claimant won£5,508.20 awarded

Unpaid Wages

Employer: Halo (Appledore) Realisations Ltd (In Administration)

The claimants succeeded in their complaints for unauthorised deductions of wages because the respondent failed to show any lawful basis for the deductions.

Legal Issues (2)

Unlawful deductions from wages contrary to Part II of the Employment Rights Act 1996
calculation of arrears including holiday pay and overtime.

Reference: 1402723/2024

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14 Aug 2026

Mixed outcome£101,372.52 awarded

Unfair Dismissal and Unpaid Wages

Employer: Ares Renewables Ltd and Kingdom Energy System Ltd

The claimant succeeded in claims for unauthorised deductions and unfair dismissal against the first respondent, but the claim against the second respondent was dismissed, resulting in a split outcome.

Legal Issues (4)

Unauthorised deductions under Part II ERA 1996
automatic unfair dismissal under section 104 ERA
TUPE transfer
jurisdiction and amendment applications.

Reference: 6015043/2024

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14 Aug 2026

Claimant won£8,167.56 awarded

Unpaid Wages and Other

Employer: Bigfoot Logistics Ltd (in Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) and Secretary of State for Business and Trade

All claims were well-founded and the claimant was awarded compensation for unauthorised deductions, holiday pay, and failure to provide written particulars.

Legal Issues (5)

Unauthorised deductions from wages under section 13 Employment Rights Act 1996
holiday pay as a form of wages
failure to provide written itemised pay statements under section 8 ERA 1996
failure to provide written statement of employment particulars under section 1 ERA 1996
with remedy under section 38 Employment Act 2002.

Reference: 6032614/2025

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7 Aug 2026

Claimant won£2,639.43 awarded

Redundancy Pay and Breach of Contract

Employer: Formaplex Technologies Ltd (in administration) and Secretary of State for Business and Trade

The employer failed to consult about collective redundancies and failed to pay the claimant's notice pay, both breaches well-founded.

Legal Issues (3)

Failure to consult about collective redundancies under section 189 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992
protective award
breach of contract for unpaid notice pay.

Reference: 6004083/2024

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6 Aug 2026

Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal

Employer: Somerset Passenger Solutions

The employer had a genuine belief in the claimant's misconduct based on reasonable grounds and a reasonable investigation, and the decision to dismiss was within the range of reasonable responses, such that the dismissal was fair.

Legal Issues (7)

Conduct dismissal
Burchell test (genuine belief
reasonable grounds
reasonable investigation)
range of reasonable responses
procedural fairness
Polkey reduction (dismissal inevitable despite procedural flaws).

Reference: 6034850/2025

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31 Jul 2026

Mixed outcome£28,500 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages, Whistleblowing and Breach of Contract

Employer: Leads Everyday Ltd

The claimant won on ordinary unfair dismissal but lost on all other claims.

Legal Issues (5)

Unfair dismissal
wrongful dismissal
protected disclosure
unauthorised deductions
breach of contract.

Reference: 1400357/2025

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30 Jul 2026

Mixed outcome£32,237.30 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination, Unpaid Wages, Breach of Contract and Other

Employer: Footlaffs Ltd (formerly known as Time to be Me Ltd) (struck off) and others

Claimant succeeded in claims for unlawful deduction, notice pay, detriment for flexible working request, discrimination arising from disability, failure to make reasonable adjustments and victimisation, but failed in claims for automatic unfair dismissal and direct discrimination.

Legal Issues (7)

TUPE transfer
discrimination arising from disability
failure to make reasonable adjustments
victimisation
detriment for flexible working application
wrongful dismissal
unauthorised deductions.

Reference: 1401617/2024

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27 Jul 2026

Mixed outcome£16,739.52 awarded

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

Employer: DA Environmental Services Ltd (in voluntary liquidation)

The claimant won on unfair dismissal, disability discrimination and wrongful dismissal, but lost on the holiday pay claim.

Legal Issues (4)

Unfair dismissal
disability discrimination under section 15 Equality Act 2010
wrongful dismissal
holiday pay on termination

Reference: 1401718/2025

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16 Jul 2026

Claimant won£8,320.78 awarded

Unfair Dismissal and Breach of Contract

Employer: G4S Secure Solutions (UK) Ltd

The claimant was unfairly dismissed by the respondent, with the basic and compensatory awards reduced by 35% for contributory fault.

Legal Issues (5)

Unfair dismissal
contributory fault
reduction of awards for contributory conduct
breach of contract
recoupment of benefits.

Reference: 1401260/2025

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7 Jul 2026

Claim struck out

Constructive Dismissal

Employer: Royal Mail Group Ltd

The claimant's claim was dismissed after he failed to attend a preliminary hearing, and the Tribunal refused to reconsider that dismissal because it was not in the interests of justice to do so.

Legal Issues (4)

Dismissal under rule 47 for failure to attend a hearing
reconsideration under rule 68
importance of finality in litigation
assessment of claimant's explanation for non-attendance and subsequent silence.

Reference: 1402239/2024

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