Mr D Hind and others v Laura Ashley Ltd (in administration) and others: 1805510/2020 and others
JUDGMENT
BY CONSENT The terms of this Judgment by Consent are as follows:[1]The claimants in the attached Schedule to this Judgment (the “Claimants”) were employed by the First and Second Respondents. The First Respondent (Laura Ashley Limited (in Administration)), changed its name to the Second Respondent (AL Realisations Limited (in Administration)) on 22 April 2020, by way of special resolution. Both names relate to the same entity.[2]Robert Nicholas Lewis and Zelf Hussain were appointed as joint administrators of the First, Second, Third and Fifth Respondents on 23 March 2020 and Rachael Maria Wilkinson was appointed as a joint administrator of those Respondents on 17 April 2020. On 3 July 2020, Anthony John Wright and Paul Allen of FRP Advisory were appointed as additional administrators of the Second and Fifth Respondents.[3]Between 22 May and 4 September 2020, the Claimants were dismissed by the First and Second Respondents by reason of redundancy.[4]The Claimants have raised a complaint pursuant to section 189 of The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (“the Act”) and are seeking a protective award in respect of failure to consult in accordance with s.188 and s.188A of the Act.[5]The Claimants listed in the Schedule to this Judgment were all assigned to an establishment where 20 or more redundancies were proposed by their employer within a period of 90 days. The First and Second Respondents did not fully inform and consult with these Claimants in accordance with the provisions of s.188 and s.188A of the Act.[6]The Tribunal makes a protective award in favour of the Claimants listed in the Schedule to this Judgment for a protected period of 35 days, capped at the amount payable by the Redundancy Payments Service (“RPS”), in accordance with the RPS’s own regulations and limits and subject to any deductions required by law.[7]The parties agree that for the purposes of this Judgment, the protected period in relation to each of the claimants begins on their individual termination date as set out in the Schedule (being the date on which each claimant was dismissed by reason of redundancy) and lasts for a protected period of 35 days.[8]There is no order requiring any party to pay or reimburse another party’s costs or fees. Each party shall bear their own costs and fees.[9]For the avoidance of doubt, this Judgment applies to the Claimants listed in the attached Schedule only and it is agreed that the claims listed in the Schedule are extinguished in their entirety by this Consent Judgment.[10]The Recoupment Regulations apply to this Judgment. For the avoidance of doubt, any recoupment notice does not apply to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. NOTES Useful information[1]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.[2]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 20 July 2021 Schedule - Claimants who are entitled to a protective award for a 35 day period and are included within the scope of the Consent Judgment Claimants with Termination Date of 22 May 2020 1. 1805510/2020 Daniel Hind 22/05/2020 Claimants with Termination Date of 16 June 2020 1. 1805456/2020 Valerie Grant 16/06/2020 2. 1805512/2020 Vanessa Page 16/06/2020 Claimants with Termination Date of 28 July 2020 1. 1805513/2020 Heather Sells 28/07/2020 Claimants with Termination Date of 31 July 2020 Claim Termination Name Name 1. 1805514/2020 Kitty Hannon 31/07/2020 2. 1805515/2020 Donna Rees 31/07/2020 3. 1805517/2020 Maureen McNamee 31/07/2020 4. 1805518/2020 Vanessa Bebb 31/07/2020 5. 1805520/2020 Caroline Martin 31/07/2020 6. 1805521/2020 Claire Louise Williams 31/07/2020 7. 1805523/2020 Sharon Reynolds 31/07/2020 8. 1805524/2020 Ryan Reynolds 31/07/2020 9. 1805525/2020 Gareth Jerman 31/07/2020 10. 1805526/2020 Lindsey Pritchard 31/07/2020 11. 1805527/2020 Nicholas Davies 31/07/2020 12. 1805528/2020 Julie Powell 31/07/2020 13. 1805530/2020 Ben Mayall 31/07/2020 14. 1805532/2020 Diane Orrells 31/07/2020 15. 1805533/2020 Ian Penlington 31/07/2020 16. 1805534/2020 Kay Meredith 31/07/2020 17. 1805535/2020 Michael Isaac 31/07/2020 18. 1805536/2020 Susan Powell 31/07/2020 19. 1805537/2020 Carolyn Pughe 31/07/2020 20. 1805538/2020 David Jehu 31/07/2020 21. 1805522/2020 Joanne Davies 31/07/2020 22. 1805519/2020 Byron Jones 31/07/2020 23. 1805516/2020 Jennifer Price 31/07/2020 24. 1805531/2020 Nikki Jones 31/07/2020 25. 1805529/2020 Katrina Jones 31/07/2020 Claimants with Termination Date of 7 August 2020 1. 1805540/2020 Ryan Bennett 07/08/2020 2. 1805541/2020 Karen Everton 07/08/2020 3. 1805542/2020 Judith Ann Phillips 07/08/2020 4. 1805543/2020 Christopher Tudor-Jones 07/08/2020 5. 1805544/2020 Jenny Morgan 07/08/2020 6. 1805545/2020 Elizabeth Glover 07/08/2020 7. 1805539/2020 Heather Davies 07/08/2020 8. 1805547/20 Heulwen Jones 20 07/08/2020 1805507/20[9]Christine Davies 20 07/08/2020 Claimants with Termination Date of 9 August 2020 1. 1805586/2020 Dawn White 09/08/2020 Claimants with Termination Date of 14 August 2020 1. 1805551/2020 Helen Owen 14/08/2020 2. 1805552/2020 Mark Hedley 14/08/2020 3. 1805550/2020 Ann Oliver 14/08/2020 4. 1805549/2020 Janet Price 14/08/2020 5. 1805553/2020 Nichola Jones 14/08/2020 Claimants with Termination Date of 21 August 2020 1. 1805554/2020 Katie Pauling 21/08/2020 2. 1805555/2020 Sarune Jurelyte 21/08/2020 3. 1805557/2020 Caroline Hutek 21/08/2020 4. 1805558/2020 Gail Cayuela 21/08/2020 5. 1805559/2020 Sarah Lyske 21/08/2020 Claimants with Termination Date of 27 August 2020 1. 1805560/2020 Janice CastelowBeecroft 27/08/2020 2. 1805561/2020 Sarah Lee 27/08/2020 3. 1805562/2020 Debbie Tombling 27/08/2020 4. 1805563/2020 Hannah Burton 27/08/2020 5. 1805565/2020 Alison Butcher 27/08/2020 6. 1805566/2020 Susan Bray 27/08/2020 7. 1805567/2020 Stephanie Iredale 27/08/2020 8. 1805568/2020 Denise Simpson 27/08/2020 9. 1805569/2020 Hayley Sheffield 27/08/2020 10. 1805570/2020 Janette Gladwin 27/08/2020 11. 1805571/2020 Joan Shea 27/08/2020 12. 1805572/2020 Linzey Scales 27/08/2020 13. 1805573/2020 Maureen Garthwaite 27/08/2020 14. 1805574/2020 Sharon Sullivan 27/08/2020 15. 1805575/2020 Lynn Wilkinson 27/08/2020 16. 1805576/2020 Deborah Walker 27/08/2020 17. 1805564/2020 Rebecca White 27/08/2020 Claimants with Termination Date of 28 August 2020 1. 1805577/2020 Tony Corfield 28/08/2020 2. 1805579/2020 John Brennan 28/08/2020 3. 1805580/2020 Philip Harris 28/08/2020 4. 1805578/2020 Michelle Smith 28/08/2020 Claimants with Termination Date of 29 August 2020 1. 1805585/2020 Louise Woods 29/08/2020 Claimants with Termination Date of 2 September 2020 1. 1805596/2020 Mandy Jervis 02/09/2020 2. 1805597/2020 Daniel McCall 02/09/2020 3. 1805598/2020 Neil Jones 02/09/2020 Claimants with Termination Date of 4 September 2020 1. 1805599/2020 Robert Plume 04/09/2020 2. 1805600/2020 Michael Long 04/09/2020 3. 1805602/2020 Donna Campbell 04/09/2020 4. 1805603/2020 Julie Morgan 04/09/2020