Employment Tribunals

Case Number:2407254/2024 1 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant Mr. A. Leech Respondent MEG Training Solutions Ltd. Heard at: Manchester On: 26 January and 18 March 2026 Before: Judge Callan (sitting alone) Representation For the Claimant: In person For the Respondent: Ms. A Wright (on 26 January 2026 Did not attend on 18 March 2026 JUDGMENT 1. The hearing of this case commenced on 26 January 2026 and was adjourned part-heard. The respondent failed to attend the resumed hearing, and in accordance with Rule 47, I decided to proceed with the hearing in their absence. 2. The claimant suffered a series of unauthorised deductions from wages in the period 3 November 2023 to 12 July 2024 and the respondent must pay the claimant the sum of £1,432.62 (gross). 3. The claimant suffered a breach of contract in respect of the reimbursement of expenses relating to PPE which was outstanding on termination of his employment. The respondent must pay him £44 in respect of that element. 4. The claims in respect of non-payment of telephone costs and holiday pay were not upheld and are dismissed. 5. The respondent, having issued a contract of employment on 8 July 2024, were not in breach of section 38 of the Employment Act 2002. Case Number:2407254/2024 2 Judge Callan Judge Callan Dated 18 March 2026 Sent to the parties on: Dated 17 April 2026 ........................................ For the Tribunals Office Note Written reasons for the judgment will not be provided unless a request is made by either party within 14 days of the sending of this written record of the decision. If written reasons are requested they will be placed on line. Public access to employment tribunal decisions Judgments and reasons for the judgments are published, in full, online at www.gov.uk/employment-tribunal-decisions shortly after a copy has been sent to the claimant (s) and respondent(s) in a case. Recording and Transcription Please note that if a Tribunal hearing has been recorded you may request a transcript of the recording, for which a charge may be payable. If a transcript is produced it will not include any oral judgment or reasons given at the hearing. The transcript will not be checked, approved or verified by a judge. There is more information in the joint Presidential Practice Direction on the Recording and Transcription of Hearings, and accompanying Guidance, which can be found here: https://www.judiciary.uk/guidance-and-resources/employment-rules-and-legislation-practice-directions/ Case Number:2407254/2024 3 NOTICE THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (INTEREST) ORDER 1990 ARTICLE 12 Case number: 2407254/2024 Name of case: Mr A Leech v Meg Training Solutions Ltd Interest 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: 17 April 2026 the calculation day in this case is: 18 April 2026 the stipulated rate of interest is: 8% per annum. Paul Guilfoyle For the Employment Tribunal Office Case Number:2407254/2024 4 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 person 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.