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Hospitality & Catering Tribunal Data Analysis
Latest legal precedents and outcome patterns in the Hospitality & Catering sector based on our 12-month database analysis.
250Cases Analysed (Last 12 Months)
Historical Hospitality & Catering decisions from our database catalog.
57%Success Factor
Proportion of claims won or split/upheld in our database.
43%Dismissal Rate
Claims lost or struck out due to procedural/jurisdictional issues.
↑ Strongest IndicatorUnpaid wages (100% Success)
↓ Weakest IndicatorUnfair dismissal (24% Success)
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Showing 19 cases from the last 2 months.
2311750/2024 • 1 Jun 2026
split
The claimant succeeded on claims for unauthorised deductions and failure to provide written particulars, but the indirect sex discrimination claim was dismissed.
Legal Issues (1)
- Unauthorised deductions from wages (Part II Employment Rights Act 1996); failure to provide written statement of employment particulars (s.1 ERA 1996 and s.38 Employment Act 2002); indirect sex discrimination (Equality Act 2010).
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6001234/2026 • 1 Jun 2026
won
The respondent failed to present a response, so the claim for unauthorised deductions from wages was well-founded and succeeded.
Legal Issues (1)
- Rule 22(3) applied due to failure to respond; claim for unauthorised deductions from wages under the Employment Rights Act 1996.
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2501497/2025 • 1 Jun 2026
won
The respondent failed to present a valid response, resulting in a default judgment under Rule 22 in favour of the claimant on all claims.
Legal Issues (5)
- Unauthorised deductions from wages (s.13 ERA 1996)
- breach of contract (notice)
- redundancy payment (s.162 ERA 1996)
- holiday pay (Working Time Regulations)
- failure to provide itemised pay statements (s.8 ERA 1996).
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1303073/2025 • 1 Jun 2026
won
The respondent failed to pay the claimant's wages, statutory sick pay, holiday pay, and provide required employment documents, leading to a fully upheld claim.
Legal Issues (1)
- Unlawful deductions from wages (s.13 ERA 1996); failure to pay statutory sick pay; holiday pay entitlement (Regulation 30 WTR 1998); failure to provide itemised pay statement (s.8 ERA 1996); failure to provide written statement of particulars (s.1 ERA 1996); ACAS code of practice breach leading to 25% uplift.
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6025147/2025 • 29 May 2026
lost
The claim was dismissed under rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 because the claimant failed to attend the hearing and did not properly pursue a postponement, leading the Judge to conclude he was not intent on pursuing his claims.
Legal Issues (1)
- Rule 47 dismissal for non-attendance; the claimant did not comply with rule 90 (copying postponement request to the respondent); the Tribunal found the claimant was not intent on pursuing his claims.
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6008209/2024 • 28 May 2026
split
The claim for pregnancy and maternity discrimination was dismissed upon withdrawal, but the claim for automatic unfair dismissal succeeded.
Legal Issues (1)
- Automatic unfair dismissal related to pregnancy/maternity; withdrawal of discrimination claim by consent.
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2310022/2025 • 22 May 2026
split
The unfair dismissal and redundancy claims were dismissed for lack of qualifying service, but the claimants succeeded on claims for unpaid wages, commission, notice pay, and holiday pay.
Legal Issues (1)
- Qualifying service for unfair dismissal (2 years) and redundancy payment (2 years); unlawful deduction from wages; entitlement to notice pay and holiday pay under the Working Time Regulations.
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6000500/2025 • 20 May 2026
struck_out
The claims for automatic unfair dismissal (constructive), breach of contract (notice pay), unauthorised deductions (training/mentoring), and victimisation were struck out as having no reasonable prospect of success; a deposit of £25 was ordered for the direct race discrimination claim.
Legal Issues (3)
- Strike out under Rule 38(1)(a) of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 for no reasonable prospect of success; alternative deposit order under Rule 40. Application of Mechkarov
- Anyanwu
- and Ahir principles. Assessment of whether emails constituted assertion of statutory rights under s.104 ERA.
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6014706/2025 • 19 May 2026
lost
The claim of direct disability discrimination was dismissed as not well founded.
Legal Issues (1)
- Direct disability discrimination – whether the claimant was discriminated against because of disability.
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2500563/2025 • 18 May 2026
split
The complaint of unauthorised deductions from wages was well-founded as the employer made an unauthorised deduction, but the holiday pay complaint was dismissed on withdrawal.
Legal Issues (1)
- Whether the deduction from wages was unauthorised under the Employment Rights Act 1996; the holiday pay claim was withdrawn.
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2500560/2025 • 18 May 2026
won
The respondent made unauthorised deductions from the claimant's wages and failed to pay accrued holiday pay, so both complaints were well-founded.
Legal Issues (1)
- Unauthorised deductions from wages contrary to s.13 Employment Rights Act 1996; failure to pay holiday pay under the Working Time Regulations.
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2500561/2025 • 18 May 2026
won
The respondent made unauthorised deductions from the claimant's wages and failed to pay holiday pay due on termination.
Legal Issues (1)
- Unauthorised deductions from wages under the Employment Rights Act 1996; entitlement to holiday pay on termination.
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2500562/2025 • 18 May 2026
won
The respondent made unauthorised deductions from wages and failed to pay holiday pay owed on termination.
Legal Issues (1)
- Unauthorised deductions from wages under Part II of the Employment Rights Act 1996; entitlement to holiday pay on termination.
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6001158/2026 • 14 May 2026
won
The respondent admitted the claim for unpaid holiday pay, and the tribunal found it well founded.
Legal Issues (1)
- Entitlement to holiday pay under the Working Time Regulations; claim admitted by respondent.
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6003607/2025 • 13 May 2026
struck_out
The claim was dismissed under Rule 47 because the claimant failed to attend the hearing and had consistently failed to comply with the Tribunal's directions.
Legal Issues (1)
- Non-attendance at a hearing and failure to comply with Tribunal directions under Rule 47 and Rule 38 of the Employment Tribunal Rules.
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6021015/2024 • 13 May 2026
won
The claimant was underpaid the minimum wage and denied holiday pay, resulting in a total award of £1,576.35.
Legal Issues (5)
- National Minimum Wage calculation
- holiday pay entitlement
- amendment to claim out of time
- accommodation offset under minimum wage regulations
- reconsideration of earlier judgment.
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6006371/2024 • 12 May 2026
struck_out
The claimant failed to meet the statutory two-year qualifying period for unfair dismissal and did not provide evidence of any applicable exceptions.
Legal Issues (1)
- Statutory qualifying period of two years' service under Section 108 of the Employment Rights Act 1996.
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6005249/2026 • 8 May 2026
won
The employer made an unauthorised deduction from the claimant's wages, and the claim was upheld.
Legal Issues (1)
- Claim for unauthorised deduction from wages under the Employment Rights Act 1996; the tribunal found the deduction was not authorised and ordered repayment.
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6025031/2025 • 8 May 2026
other
The application to strike out the unfair dismissal claim was dismissed, and all other claims were withdrawn by the claimant; no substantive determination on the merits of the unfair dismissal claim was made.
Legal Issues (1)
- Whether the unfair dismissal claim should be struck out; procedural handling of withdrawn claims.
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