Ms Z Saghir and others v A Marketing Vocation Ltd (in Administration) (“AMVOC”) and Secretary of State for Business and Trade (as an interested party): 1803988/2023 and others
JUDGMENT
[1]The Tribunal declares that the claims of the four claimants 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 below. Case reference (all Claimant’s name Effective date of claims are 2023 termination claims) 1. 1803988/2023 Ms Zainub Saghir Wednesday 15 March 2. 1803997/2023 Mr Harry Sheridan Tuesday 14 March 2023 3. 1803901/2023 Mr Liam Edmondson Tuesday 14 March 2023 Case reference (all Claimant’s name Effective date of claims are 2023 termination claims) 4. 1803945/2023 Miss Alzbetta Kayd Tuesday 14 March 2023[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 four claims were 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. The claimants’ solicitors had failed to comply with Employment Judge Rogerson’s case management orders made at the preliminary hearing on 9 October 2023. The Tribunal was therefore unable to give judgment on the remaining 174 claims because the claimants had failed to provide sufficient witness evidence and documentary evidence relating to those claims. Judgment was issued in respect of these four claimants because the Tribunal accepted the witness evidence provided by those claimants during the hearing.[5]This Judgment therefore does not apply to the 174 claims brought by any other claimants. A separate document with case management orders has been sent to the other claimants who form part of this multiple claim, all of whom (including the claimants to whom this Judgment applies) are represented by Mr Judge’s firm of solicitors (Aticus Law). Useful information[1]There were no contested 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 CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Under Rule 67, the judgment sent to the parties on 5 March 2024, is corrected as set out in bold type at paragraph 3 of the corrected judgment. Approved by: Employment Judge Deeley 23 May 2025 Important note to the Claimant(s) and Respondent(s): 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.