Mr RM Akbar and others (see schedule attached) v A Marketing Vocation Ltd (in Administration) (“AMVOC”) and Secretary of State for Business and Trade (as an interested party): 1803849/2023 and others
JUDGMENT
[1]The Tribunal declares that the claims of the remaining claimants (who worked in the respondent’s Leeds office and are listed in the attached schedule) that the respondent failed to comply with the requirements of s188 of the Trade Union & Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 are well-founded.[2]The Tribunal makes a protective award of 90 days’ pay in respect of the claimants who were dismissed as redundant with effect from the dates set out in the table attached.[3]The Tribunal orders the respondent to pay those claimants their remuneration for the protected period of 90 days beginning on 2 September 2020. The Recoupment of Jobseeker’s Allowance and income Support Regulations 1996 apply to this award. NOTES[4]These claims were originally part of a multiple of 178 claims under the lead claim number 1803848/2023 and others (Mr Syed Abbas and others), arising out of the insolvency of AMVOC’s business, the closure of its offices in Leeds, Harrogate and Manchester and the redundancies of all staff based at those offices. Judgments have already been issued for some of the claimants and other claimants’ claims have been dismissed on withdrawal. Useful information[1]There were no contested hearing in this case, the respondent having neither entered a response nor attended the hearing. Any request for full written reasons relating to this Judgment must be made within 14 days of the date on which this Judgment is[2]All judgments and any written reasons for the judgments are published, in full, online at https://www.gov.uk/employment-tribunal-decisions shortly after a copy has been sent to the claimants and respondents.[3]You can appeal to the Employment Appeal Tribunal if you think a legal mistake was made in an Employment Tribunal decision. There is more information here: https://www.gov.uk/appeal-employment-appeal-tribunal Employment Judge Deeley Date: 20 September 2024 All judgments (apart from those under rule 52) and any written reasons for the judgments are published, in full, online at https://www.gov.uk/employment-tribunal-decisions shortly after a copy has been sent to the claimants and respondents. Enc – Recoupment of benefits information leaflet [SCHEDULE OF CLAIMS] 1803849/2023 Mr R M Akbar 1803935/2023 Mr S Hunter 1803850/2023 Miss S Alem 1803936/2023 Mr R Hunter 1803851/2023 Miss Z Ali 1803937/2023 Mr L Idleh 1803852/2023 Mr H Alikhil 1803938/2023 Mr M Imrie 1803853/2023 Mr F Allen 1803939/2023 Mr O Ince 1803854/2023 Mr T Allsopp 1803940/2023 Mr A Jackson 1803855/2023 Miss H Almond 1803941/2023 Mr J Jacobs 1803856/2023 Mr G Andrews 1803942/2023 Miss V Jameson 1803857/2023 Mr M A Aslam 1803944/2023 Mrs D Kaur 1803858/2023 Mr C Atkinson 1803946/2023 Mr J Kaye 1803859/2023 Mr M Aydin 1803947/2023 Miss A Kirkman 1803860/2023 Mr Z Azhar 1803948/2023 Miss M Kusinski 1803861/2023 Mr A Bailey 1803950/2023 Mr C Lythe 1803863/2023 Mr K Barras 1803951/2023 Mr J Maguire 1803844/2023 Mr D Barros 1803952/2023 Mr A Maloney 1803865/2023 Mrs N Bassham 1803953/2023 Mr J Mansaray 1803866/2023 Mr C Bedford 1803954/2023 Miss A Masih 1803867/2023 Miss P Bedford 1803955/2023 Mr C McGowan 1803868/2023 Mr B Berkeley 1803956/2023 Mr C Milligan 1803869/2023 Mr F Binns 1803957/2023 Mr B Monaghan 1803870/2023 Miss M Black 1803958/2023 Miss J Moore 1803871/2023 Mrs A Black 1803959/2023 Mr L Moroney 1803872/2023 Mr L Blackmore 1803960/2023 Mrs J Moroney 1803873/2023 Mr T Blakey 1803961/2023 Mr D Mousley-Dean 1803874/2023 Mr K Bleasdale 1803962/2023 Mr E Muntean 1803875/2023 Mr L Bostock 1803963/2023 Miss S Naveed 1803876/2023 Miss D N Bowden-Thornley 1803964/2023 Miss E Neary 1803877/2023 Miss R Bower 1803965/2023 Mr H Nelson 1803878/2023 Mr C Boyle 1803966/2023 Mr R O’Keefe 1803879/2023 Miss I Branton 1803967/2023 Mr P Outhwaite 1803880/2023 Mr A Brockway 1803969/2023 Mr S Parekh 1803881/2023 Miss M Brown 1803970/2023 Mrs L Parker 1803882/2023 Mr D Brown 1803972/2023 Mr H Pinder 1803883/2023 Mr F Burke 1803973/2023 Mr J Pinnock 1803884/2023 Mr D Cheung 1803975/2023 Mr C Polter 1803885/2023 Mr N Clayton 1803976/2023 Miss O Pritchard 1803887/2023 Miss E Conboy 1803977/2023 Mr B Quinn 1803888/2023 Miss F Conroy 1803978/2023 Mr A Rahmaan 1803889/2023 Miss L Cox 1803979/2023 Ms J Rasmussen 1803890/2023 Mr J Dalton 1803981/2023 Mr J Ribbans 1803891/2023 Mr M Daniel 1803982/2023 Mr M Rickaby 1803892/2023 Mr J Dato 1803983/2023 Miss G Roberts 1803893/2023 Mr E Davies 1803984/2023 Mr J Robson 1803895/2023 Mr J Deyes 1803985/2023 Miss J L Rodriguez 1803896/2023 Miss R Dobson 1803986/2023 Mr O Rutter 1803897/2023 Mr T B Donnelly 1803987/2023 Mr P Safi 1803899/2023 Me P Earnshaw 1803989/2023 Mr H Salah 1803900/2023 Miss M K Edmondson 1803990/2023 Mr J Scarlott 1803902/2023 Mr D Edwards 1803992/2023 Miss H Shah 1803903/2023 Mr T Ellison 1803993/2023 Mr M Sharp 1803904/2023 Mr J Etienne 1803994/2023 Mr K Shave 1803905/2023 Mr T Evans 1803995/2023 Mr J Shaw 1803906/2023 Miss P Farmer 1803996/2023 Mr K Shelly 1803907/2023 Miss E Fawcett 1803998/2023 Mr H Sikora 1803908/2023 Mr D Fenning-Dalby 1803999/2023 Mr K Smith 1803910/2023 Miss R Firth 1804000/2023 Miss T Sorkin 1803911/2023 Miss P Firth 1804001/2023 Mr F Stanton 1803912/2023 Mr B Fleming 1804002/2023 Miss A Starr- Riley 1803913/2023 Mr J Fox 1804003/2023 Mr T Sterling-Sharp 1803915/2023 Mr M Freeman 1804004/2023 Mr L Stevens 1803916/2023 Miss E Garbutt 1804007/2023 Mr B Symmonds 1803918/2023 Mr C Graham 1804008/2023 Mr U Tasif 1803919/2023 Miss K Green 1804009/2023 Miss M Teanby 1803920/2023 Mr A Hafeez 1804010/2023 Mr A Tegerdine 1803921/2023 Mr G Hainsworth 1804011/2023 Mr O Thomas-Sanders 1803922/2023 Mr J Halton 1804014/2023 Mr M Ward 1803924/2023 Mr K Harris 1804015/2023 Miss R Warren 1803925/2023 Miss L Harrison 1804016/2023 Mr A Watson 1803926/2023 Mr J Hawkshaw 1804017/2023 Mr J Way 1803927/2023 Mr S Head 1804019/2023 Mr B Williams 1803928/2023 Miss K Hillery 1804020/2023 Mr A Williamson 1803929/2023 Mr A Hodgson 1804021/2023 Mr M Willis 1803930/2023 Miss J Hollis 1804022/2023 Miss A Willows-Hields 1803931/2023 Mr J Howard 1804023/2023 Miss A Wood 1803932/2023 Miss L Howden 1804024/2023 Mr E Wright 1803933/2023 Mr I Huddleston 1804025/2023 Mr H Zaheer 1803934/2023 Mr H Hulse CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013 Under Rule 69, the judgment sent to the parties on 24 September 2024 is corrected to amend:[1]the date of dismissal at paragraph 3 of the Judgment to 14 March 2023; and[2]the names of the three claimants set out in block type in the Schedule to the corrected judgment. Employment Judge Deeley Date 18 March 2025 Important note to parties: Any dates for asking for written reasons, applying for reconsideration or appealing against the judgment are not changed by this certificate of correction and corrected judgment. These time limits still run from the date the original judgment or reasons were sent, as explained in the letter that sent the original judgment.