pilotbear, could you kindly send to the email address which I have given you by PM a message or (if lengthy) a Word document setting out your claim in reasonable detail, and I'll let you know if there's anything you can do about the money due, but you will be too late now to use the simple procedures of the Employment Tribunal (which has very short time limits for claims) and would have to use the County Court, which charges issue fees. I would be interested to hear privately precisely what was said to your friend.