Mr T Connock and Others v Clarkebond (UK) Ltd (In Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) and Secretary of State for Business and Trade: 1401037/2025 and Others Mr T Connock and Others v Clarkebond (UK) Ltd (In Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) and Secretary of State for Business and Trade: 1401037/2025 and Others

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS
Case No 1401037/2025
Mr T Connock and 57 others (as per Schedule A) Mr Timothy Thornburn Miss Monika KowalskaClaimantClarkebond (UK) Limited (In Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) (1) Secretary of State for Business and Trade (as an interested party only) (2)Respondent
Employment Judge GrayNot represented for respondentDate 6 February 2026

JUDGMENT

PURSUANT TO RULE 22 The First Respondent has failed to present a response to the claim. The Second Respondent has stated that it does not resist the claim. The Employment Judge has decided that a determination can properly be made of the claims, or part of them, in accordance with rule 22 of the Rules of Procedure.[1]The Claimants’ claims that the First Respondent failed to comply with the requirements of section 188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 in respect of their dismissals are well founded. 1 of 6[2]The Tribunal orders the First Respondent, by way of a protective award under section 189(3) of the 1992 Act, to pay to each of the Claimants a payment equivalent to remuneration for the period of 90 days beginning on 23 December 2024.[3]The Employment Protection (Recoupment of Jobseeker’s Allowance and Income Support) Regulations 1996 apply to these awards.[4]No other complaints are pursued in this Tribunal by the Claimants. Approved by: