Ms J M Ward and Others v HBS Group Southern Ltd (in administration) and Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: 1400030/2025 and Others

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS

Case No 1400030/2025

Between

Ms J M Ward plus 14 further Claimants as per the ScheduleClaimant

(1) HBS Group Southern Limited (in administration) (2) Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyRespondent

Before

Employment Judge J Bax

Date 23 January 2026

JUDGMENT

[1]The Tribunal declares that the complaint that the First Respondent failed to comply with a requirement of section of 188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (TULRCA) is well founded and makes a protective award in respect of the Claimants listed in the Schedule to this Judgment, employees of the First Respondent at its premises at Unit 9, 1 Solent Way, Whiteley, Hampshire, PO15 7FE who were dismissed as redundant on or after 4 October 2024 and orders the First respondent to pay to those employees remuneration for the protected period of (90) days beginning on 4 October 2024. Approved by: