Unite the Union and others v Focus (MDC) Ltd and Secretary of State for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy: 2504074/2019 and others
JUDGMENT
The claim is struck out.REASONS
By a letter dated 8th September 2019 the Tribunal gave the claimant an opportunity to make representations or to request a hearing, as to why the claim should not be struck out because it has not been actively pursued. The claimant has failed to make representations in writing, or has failed to make any sufficient representations, why this should not be done or to request a hearing. The claim is therefore struck out. Employment Judge T M Garnon Judgment authorised by the Employment Judge on 17 September 2020 Case No:2504074/2019 & others 6.2 Strike out Judgment – claim - rule 37 Schedule 2504074/2019 Unite the Union -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504075/2019 Mr Brian Adams -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504076/2019 Mr Raymond Adams -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504077/2019 Mr Scott Akehurst -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504078/2019 Mr Brian Anderson -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504079/2019 Mr Craig Askew -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504080/2019 Mr Tony Bowman -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504081/2019 Mr Keith Bragg -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504082/2019 Mr Scott Burgess -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504083/2019 Mr Adrian Carlton -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504084/2019 Mr Shaun Carlton -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504085/2019 Mr Francis Clark -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504086/2019 Mr Jack Clifford -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504087/2019 Mr Kevin Cocksedge -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504088/2019 Mr Adam Peter Conway -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504089/2019 Mr Philip Dalton -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504090/2019 Mr Karl J Davison -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504091/2019 Mr Neil Dempsey -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504092/2019 Mr Jamie Devine -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504093/2019 Mr Ian Dockwray -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504094/2019 Mr Andrew Donaldson -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504095/2019 Mr Gareth Ferguson -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504096/2019 Mr David Flinn -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504097/2019 Mr Ryan Flynn -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504098/2019 Mr Jamie Friel -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504099/2019 Mr John Gannon -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504100/2019 Mr Philip Hadfield -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504101/2019 Mr David Hall -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504102/2019 Mr Craig Henry -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504103/2019 Mr Andrew Hetherington -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504104/2019 Mr Malcolm Higham -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504105/2019 Mr Stephen Holliday -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504106/2019 Mr John Hughes -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504107/2019 Mr Barry Irving -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504108/2019 Mr Daniel Johnson -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504109/2019 Mr Stephen Kegg -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504110/2019 Mr Stephen Lagan -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504111/2019 Mr Graeme Lewthwaite -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504112/2019 Mr Christopher Long -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504113/2019 Mr Raymond Lowrey -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504114/2019 Mr Philip Lucock -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504115/2019 Mr Iain Marr -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504116/2019 Mr Ryan McDonald -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504117/2019 Mr Jason McDowell -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504118/2019 Mr Callum McLean -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504119/2019 Mr Craig Mellon -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504120/2019 Mr Alan Miller -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504121/2019 Mr Mark Moore -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504122/2019 Mr Glenn Nicholls -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504123/2019 Mr Thomas Ofee -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd Case No:2504074/2019 & others 6.2 Strike out Judgment – claim - rule 37 2504124/2019 Mr Tyler O'Fee -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504125/2019 Mr Liam O'Neil -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504126/2019 Mr Jeffrey Parker -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504127/2019 Mr Kujtim Pervizaj -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504128/2019 Mr Michael Pollen -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504129/2019 Mr Neil Rogan -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504130/2019 Mr Vincent Rooke -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504131/2019 Mr David Sandelands -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504132/2019 Mr Carl Schofield -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504133/2019 Mr Alan Scott -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504134/2019 Mr Paul Scott -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504135/2019 Mr Mark Sewell -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504136/2019 Mr Craig Shepherd -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504137/2019 Mr Keiran Shepherd -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504138/2019 Mr Lee Sice -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504139/2019 Mr Paul Smith -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504140/2019 Mr Dale Squires -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504141/2019 Mr Andrew Stringer -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504142/2019 Mr Jordan Suart -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504143/2019 Mr Wayne Taylor -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504144/2019 Mr Gavin Vernon -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504145/2019 Mr Lee Weighman -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504146/2019 Mr Alan Brown -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504147/2019 Mr Finn-Lee Barwise -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd Case Number 2504074/19 and others 1 THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant Respondent Unite the Union and others Focus (MDC) Ltd JUDGMENT on RECONSIDERATION without a HEARING Made at Newcastle ON 24 September 2020 EMPLOYMENT JUDGE GARNON JUDGMENT I revoke my Judgment Striking Out the claims of 17 September 2020 because it is necessary in the interests of justice to do so and order the claim to proceed. REASONS I struck out the claim because it appeared not to be actively pursued . However, the claimant’s representative has explained he made an error when sending a reply electronically . I accept that and the respondent’s administrators have agreed it would be proper to revoke the strike out Employment Judge T.M. Garnon Judgment authorised by the Employment Judge on 24 September 2020 Multiple Schedule Case Number Case Name 2504074/2019 Unite the Union -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504075/2019 Mr Brian Adams -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504076/2019 Mr Raymond Adams -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504077/2019 Mr Scott Akehurst -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504078/2019 Mr Brian Anderson -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504079/2019 Mr Craig Askew -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504080/2019 Mr Tony Bowman -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504081/2019 Mr Keith Bragg -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504082/2019 Mr Scott Burgess -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504083/2019 Mr Adrian Carlton -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504084/2019 Mr Shaun Carlton -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504085/2019 Mr Francis Clark -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504086/2019 Mr Jack Clifford -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504087/2019 Mr Kevin Cocksedge -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504088/2019 Mr Adam Peter Conway -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504089/2019 Mr Philip Dalton -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504090/2019 Mr Karl J Davison -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504091/2019 Mr Neil Dempsey -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504092/2019 Mr Jamie Devine -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504093/2019 Mr Ian Dockwray -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504094/2019 Mr Andrew Donaldson -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504095/2019 Mr Gareth Ferguson -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504096/2019 Mr David Flinn -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504097/2019 Mr Ryan Flynn -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504098/2019 Mr Jamie Friel -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504099/2019 Mr John Gannon -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504100/2019 Mr Philip Hadfield -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504101/2019 Mr David Hall -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504102/2019 Mr Craig Henry -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504103/2019 Mr Andrew Hetherington -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504104/2019 Mr Malcolm Higham -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504105/2019 Mr Stephen Holliday -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504106/2019 Mr John Hughes -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504107/2019 Mr Barry Irving -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504108/2019 Mr Daniel Johnson -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504109/2019 Mr Stephen Kegg -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504110/2019 Mr Stephen Lagan -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504111/2019 Mr Graeme Lewthwaite -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504112/2019 Mr Christopher Long -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504113/2019 Mr Raymond Lowrey -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504114/2019 Mr Philip Lucock -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504115/2019 Mr Iain Marr -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504116/2019 Mr Ryan McDonald -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504117/2019 Mr Jason McDowell -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504118/2019 Mr Callum McLean -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504119/2019 Mr Craig Mellon -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504120/2019 Mr Alan Miller -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504121/2019 Mr Mark Moore -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504122/2019 Mr Glenn Nicholls -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504123/2019 Mr Thomas Ofee -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504124/2019 Mr Tyler O'Fee -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504125/2019 Mr Liam O'Neil -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504126/2019 Mr Jeffrey Parker -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504127/2019 Mr Kujtim Pervizaj -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504128/2019 Mr Michael Pollen -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504129/2019 Mr Neil Rogan -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504130/2019 Mr Vincent Rooke -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504131/2019 Mr David Sandelands -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504132/2019 Mr Carl Schofield -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504133/2019 Mr Alan Scott -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504134/2019 Mr Paul Scott -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504135/2019 Mr Mark Sewell -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504136/2019 Mr Craig Shepherd -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504137/2019 Mr Keiran Shepherd -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504138/2019 Mr Lee Sice -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504139/2019 Mr Paul Smith -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504140/2019 Mr Dale Squires -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504141/2019 Mr Andrew Stringer -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504142/2019 Mr Jordan Suart -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504143/2019 Mr Wayne Taylor -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504144/2019 Mr Gavin Vernon -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504145/2019 Mr Lee Weighman -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504146/2019 Mr Alan Brown -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd 2504147/2019 Mr Finn-Lee Barwise -v- Focus (MDC) Ltd Case Number: 2504074/2019 & Others 1 THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Unite the Union & Others (see attached schedule) Respondent: Focus (MDC) Limited (In Compulsory Liquidation) Interested Party: Secretary of State for Business Energy & Industrial Strategy JUDGMENT FOR PROTEC T I VE AWARD[1]The complaints that the respondent failed to comply with the requirement of Section 188 or Section 188A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 is well-founded.[2]The respondent is ordered to pay remuneration calculated in accordance with Section 190 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 to all employees dismissed as redundant on or after 22nd July 2019 in respect of whom the claimant union was recognised by the respondent for collective bargaining for the protected period.facts:-
[3]The protected period is from 22nd July 2019 to 19th October 2019.[4]The Employment Protection (Recoupment of Jobseekers Allowance and Income Support) Regulations 1996 apply. Regulation 6 imposes on the respondent a duty to provide information to the Secretary of State. Regulation 7 postpones this award in order to enable the Secretary of State to serve a recoupment notice under Regulation 8. The full effect of Regulation 6, 7 and 8 is set out in the Annex to this judgment.[1]This matter came before me this morning for consideration of the claimants application for a protective award pursuant to Section 188 and Section 188A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. The claimant union was represented by Miss L Docherty of Counsel. Also in attendance was Mr Ryan Armstrong, Regional Officer for Unite the Union, and Mr Steven Mattinson, a former employee of the respondent. Case Number: 2504074/2019 & Others 2[2]Mr Armstrong had provided a witness statement confirming the following material facts:- (i) Unite the Union is an independent trade union which was recognised by the respondent for collective bargaining purposes in respect of construction staff in various roles including, but not limited to, scaffolders, painters, labourers and general operatives. A copy of the NAECI recognition agreement was produced to the hearing.[3]On Monday 22nd July 2019, the respondent company informed all its staff that its contracts of employment were being terminated with immediate effect on the basis that the company was insolvent and was to be placed into administration. Joint liquidators were in fact appointed on 24th July 2019.[4]The tribunal is satisfied that those employees in respect of whom Unite the Union was recognised for collective bargaining purposes were dismissed as redundant on 22nd July 2019.[5]I am satisfied on the evidence before me that the respondent company will be unable to discharge the Protective Awards contained in this judgment and that liability will therefore fall upon the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.[6]To assist the Secretary of State, there is attached to this judgment a schedule containing names of those employees who were known to the claimant union as being employees dismissed as redundant on 22nd July 2019 and in respect of whom Unite the Union was recognised for collective bargaining purposes. EMPLOYMENT JUDGE JOHNSON