A SCAFFOLDING firm has been ordered to pay nearly £5,000 to a former employee after failing to provide him with a contract on time, pay slips and wages.
Ryan Anderson worked for Jubilee Scaffolding Company Limited from March to September last year but didn’t receive his contract until May – one week later than legally required – so he was awarded £280 in compensation.
The firm’s director Sarah Wayne said it was because she was undecided whether to employ him on a zero-hour or 40-hour contract, but it was ruled this was “not an acceptable reason for the breach” of employment law by the Employment and Discrimination Tribunal.
Mr Anderson also did not receive pay slips on two occasions before receiving payment, which, despite him not identifying detriment suffered from, the tribunal awarded him another two days compensation.
He was also unpaid for 21 days when the company did not have enough work, despite his contract guaranteeing 40 hours’ pay per week so he was awarded £2,940 by the tribunal for this.
It was also ruled by the tribunal that he was constructively dismissed, meaning he resigned because of a breach in contract, which entitles him to his two-week notice pay, worth £1,400.
Therefore the company was ordered to pay him a total of £4,900.
