De Swarte v Fife Housekeeping Ltd (t/a Bright and Beautiful) [2023]

Background:

The claimant, a housekeeper, claimed that she suffered from an unlawful deduction from wages due to deductions from her final pay and failure to pay holiday pay.

The claimant gave notice of termination on 25^th November to expire on 23^rd December.   She worked until 19^th December and that night she text her line manager to say that she was unwell and would not be able to work the next day and this was renewed for the 21^st.  The claimant was only paid wages until 19^th December.   The claimant’s contract of employment specified that sickness absence should be made with a line manager but that text message was not acceptable.  A deduction of £190 was