Man City ordered to pay Benjamin Mendy up to £11m after unfair dismissal claim over sex charges

Benjamin Mendy has won the majority of his £11m claim against Manchester City FC for unpaid wages after the club stopped paying his salary when he was charged with sex offences, an Employment Tribunal judge has ruled.

The 30-year-old’s £500,000 per month wage was withheld by the club after he was charged in 2021. The French international and World Cup winner was later cleared of all charges after two trials.

Employment Judge Joanne Dunlop said she had concluded that Mr Mendy is “entitled to recover some, but not all of the sums claimed”, following a hearing at Manchester Employment Tribunal.

Ms Dunlop said that while Mr Mendy was not in custody, he was “ready and willing” to work and was “prevented from doing so which were unavoidable or involuntary on his part”.

“In those circumstances, and absent any authorisation in the contract for the employer to withhold pay, he was entitled to be paid.”

Following the ruling, Mr Mendy will be entitled to receive the majority of his unpaid salary, but not all of it.

The exact amounts is to be calculated by Mr Mendy and the club, or determined at a future hearing if they cannot reach an agreement.

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