Decision date
5 May 2026
Tribunal
Employment Tribunal
Jurisdiction
England & Wales
Judge
Employment Judge Cadney
Compensation awarded
£9,035
Basic Award
£6,593
Compensatory
£2,442
Extracted from judgment text — may not capture every award component precisely.
Case Summary
The claimant's claim was determined by default after the respondent failed to present a valid response on time. The tribunal found the claimant was dismissed in breach of contract regarding notice and was entitled to a redundancy payment, awarding a total of £9,035.40.
Why this outcome?
Default — respondent did not respondThe respondent failed to present a valid response on time, and the Employment Judge exercised discretion under rule 22 of the Rules of Procedure to determine the claim in default. The claimant was found to have been dismissed in breach of contract regarding notice entitlements and was entitled to a statutory redundancy payment.
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See breach of contract compensation dataKey Issues
- •Dismissal in breach of contract regarding notice
- •Entitlement to redundancy payment
- •Default judgment following respondent's failure to present valid response
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Case Details
Hearing venue
Decided at Bristol Employment Tribunal →- Case No.
- 1400174/2026
- Tribunal
- Employment Tribunal
- Level
- First instance
- Decision
- 5 May 2026
- Published
- 11 June 2026
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Cadney