Community Union v Courtaulds Brands Ltd (in administration) and The Secreatry of State for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy: 2601455/2016
JUDGMENT
Employment Tribunal will Rules of Procedure 2013. The claimant having obtained the consent of the High Court for these claims to proceed, and the Tribunal having heard sworn witness evidence from former members of the Respondent’s workforce to the following effect:-(i) that the Tribunal has jurisdiction to consider the claimant’s claims for a protective award under section 189(1) (c) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (‘TULRCA 1992’);(ii) that on 25 May 2016, the Respondent Company informed the workforce it was proposing to dismiss as redundant with immediate effect over 300 employees at its West Mill establishment;(iii) that there was a wholesale failure to consult in accordance with section 188 TULRCA 1992 JUDGMENT IS HEREBY GIVEN AS FOLLOWS:-[1]The Respondent has failed to comply with requirements of section 188 of TULRCA 1992.[2]The Respondent is ordered to pay a protective award to those employees Page 1 of 2 Case No: 2601455/2016 who were dismissed as redundant and who are described in the schedule hereto with effect from 25 May 2016 for a period of 90 days.