Innovate Transport UK Ltd

Case Summary

The claimant, a delivery driver, claimed unlawful deduction from wages on the basis he was a worker entitled to £230 plus VAT per day, but was only paid £1426.32. The tribunal found the claimant was not a worker but a sub-contractor and that the payment of £1426.32 was correct based on a per-drop rate of £2.30, not a daily rate. Both claims for unlawful deduction and compensation were dismissed as not well founded.

The tribunal found the claimant was a sub-contractor, not a worker, as the job advertisement clearly specified a per-drop rate of £2.30 (not a daily rate of £230), the claimant owned his own van and invoiced the respondent as a business, and the claimant was evasive and inconsistent in evidence while the respondent's witness was credible and consistent with documentary evidence.

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• •whether claimant was a worker or sub-contractor
• •whether claimant was entitled to daily rate of £230 plus VAT or per-drop rate of £2.30
• •whether unlawful deduction from wages occurred
• •whether claimant was entitled to £80 payment for training day on 16 January 2025

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