DIFC 059/2020
Luciane v The Luterluter Fitness Club Ltd
This case involved dues on an employee's termination including overtime, pay in lieu of notice and holiday pay. The employee had signed a settlement agreement to say all dues were paid so could not make this claim. The court also considered a counterclaim for damages for breach of an employee's fiduary duties as they had sold machinery belonging to a competitor to the firm's client. The breach was confirmed but lost was not proven.
Background
The Claimant was Luciane an individual filing a claim about his employment at the Defendant company.
The Defendant was The LuterLuter Fitness Club Ltd, a company registered in the DIFC.
The underlying dispute involved the employment of the Claimant by the Defendant from September 2018 to June 2019.
The Claimant's claim involved sums relating with his termination by the Defendant, which was carried out by way of a termination letter.
On 23 February 2020, the Claimant filed a claim in the DIFC Courts' Small Claims Tribunal (the “SCT”) claiming sums owed for accrued but untaken annual leave, overtime, and his notice period.