Mr R Lunn and Others v Aspin Group Ltd (in administration) and The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: 2602108/2019 and Others (see attached schedule)

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS

Case No 2602108/2019

Between

Mr R Lunn & Others (see attached schedule)Claimant

Aspin Group Limited (in administration) (1) (2) The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial StrategyRespondent

Before

Employment Judge Victoria Butler

Date 5 March 2021

JUDGMENT

Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013 – Rule 21 The first Respondent failed to submit a Response to the claims and the administrator has given consent for them to proceed. On the information before me including submissions of behalf of the Claimants, witness statements (from Mr A Grindle, Mr C Leonida, Mr A Madden, Mr S Smith, Mr C Shute, Ms C Childs, Mr D Wainwright, Mr D Thomas, Mr S Curran, Mr H Morgan, Mr S Makepeace, Mr G Jahn, Mr C Martin, and Mr M Pickering) and the submissions made by the second Respondent The decision of the Employment Judge is:

[1]The Claimants worked at a single establishment at which there was no recognised trade union.

[2]The first Respondent failed to organise the election of employee representatives and to consult with them in accordance with sections 188 and 188A of Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (“TULRCA”).

[3]Accordingly, the Claimants’ complaints pursuant to TULRCA section 189 are well founded and succeed.

[4]The first Respondent is ordered to pay remuneration to each of the Claimants in the attached schedule for a protected period of 90 days beginning on 11 July 2019.

[5]The Employment Protection (Recoupment of Jobseeker’s Allowance and Income Support) Regulations 1996 apply to these awards.

[6]This judgment does not affect the Claimants’ remaining claims. Case No:2602108/2019 & others 4.17 Rule 21 judgment – universal template. September 2017 Employment Judge Victoria Butler _____________________________ Date: 5 March 2021 Multiple Schedule Multiple: 4823 - Aspin Group Ltd Case Number Case Name 1803978/2019 Mr Neil Anderson -v- Secretary of State For Business Energy And Industrial Strategy & Others 1803979/2019 Mr Kevin Baker -v- Secretary of State For Business Energy And Industrial Strategy & Others 1804023/2019 Mr Richard Clarkson -v- Secretary of State For Business Energy And Industrial Strategy & Others 1804287/2019 Mr Matthew Pickering -v- Secretary of State For Business Energy And Industrial Strategy & Others 1804354/2019 Mr Nicolas Bisby -v- Secretary Of State For Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy & Others 2602108/2019 Mr Roy Lunn -v- Secretary Of State For Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy & Others 2602134/2019 Mr Dean Wainwright -v- Secretary Of State For Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy & Others 2602142/2019 Mr Andrew Blythe -v- Secretary Of State For Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy & Others 2602145/2019 Mr Tony Neave -v- Secretary Of State For Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy & Others 2602174/2019 Mr Lee Salmon -v- Secretary Of State For Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy & Others 2602181/2019 Mr Richard Buckley -v- Secretary Of State For Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy & Others 2602234/2019 Mrs Karen Murray -v- Secretary Of State For Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy & Others 2602235/2019 Mr Frankie Edward Rowe -v- Secretary Of State For Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy & Others 2602238/2019 Mr Carl Spencer -v- Secretary Of State For Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy & Others 2602256/2019 Mr Thomas Crawford -v- Secretary Of State For Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy & Others 2602293/2019 Mr Christopher Holding -v- Secretary Of State For Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy & Others 2602376/2019 Mr Lance Woodhouse -v- Secretary Of State For Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy & Others 2602380/2019 Mr Francis Kofi Tetteh -v- Secretary Of State For Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy & Others 2602394/2019 Mr Ricky Gollick -v- Secretary Of State For Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy & Others 2602700/2019 Mr Paul Drewery -v- Secretary Of State For Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy & Others 2602782/2019 Mr Thomas Eves -v- Aspin Group Limited (In Administration) & Others 2602783/2019 Mr Peter Adams -v- Aspin Group Limited (In Administration) & Others 2602784/2019 Mr Zohel Ali -v- Aspin Group Limited (In Administration) & Others 2602785/2019 Mr Jack Burke -v- Aspin Group Limited (In Administration) & Others 2602786/2019 Mr Joshua Burke -v- Aspin Group Limited (In Administration) & Others 2602787/2019 Mr Jonathan Burn -v- Aspin Group Limited (In Administration) & Others 2602788/2019 Mr Malikieli Davule -v- Aspin Group Limited (In Administration) & Others 2602789/2019 Mrs Carol Donnelly -v- Aspin Group Limited (In Administration) & Others 2602791/2019 Mr Gary Flint -v- Aspin Group Limited (In Administration) & Others 2602792/2019 Mr Joe Flint -v- Aspin Group Limited (In Administration) & Others 2602793/2019 Mr Jonathan Flint -v- Aspin Group Limited (In Administration) & Others 2602794/2019 Mr John Garside -v- Aspin Group Limited (In Administration) & Others 2602795/2019 Mr Andrew Grindle -v- Aspin Group Limited (In Administration) & Others 2602797/2019 Mr Michael Horsley -v- Aspin Group Limited (In Administration) & Others 2602798/2019 Mr Gareth Jahn -v- Aspin Group Limited (In Administration) & Others 2602799/2019 Mr Christopher Leonida -v- Aspin Group Limited (In Administration) & Others 2602800/2019 Mr Nicholas Leonida -v- Aspin Group Limited (In Administration) & Others 2602801/2019 Mr Andrew Longhurst -v- Aspin Group Limited (In Administration) & Others 2602802/2019 Mr Alan Madden -v- Aspin Group Limited (In Administration) & Others 2602803/2019 Mr Oliver Martin -v- Aspin Group Limited (In Administration) & Others 2602804/2019 Mr Robert McGrevy -v- Aspin Group Limited (In Administration) & Others 2602805/2019 Mr Scott McIntosh -v- Aspin Group Limited (In Administration) & Others Printed On: 29-Mar-2021 13:01 By: Chris Hamilton Page 1 of 3 Multiple Schedule Multiple: 4823 - Aspin Group Ltd Case Number Case Name 2602806/2019 Mr Andrew McKeeman -v- Aspin Group Limited (In Administration) & Others 2602807/2019 Mr Gavin Milner -v- Aspin Group Limited (In Administration) & Others 2602808/2019 Mr Daniel Morgan -v- Aspin Group Limited (In Administration) & Others 2602809/2019 Mr Kishan Nandwana -v- Aspin Group Limited (In Administration) & Others 2602810/2019 Mr Brendan Rae -v- Aspin Group Limited (In Administration) & Others 2602811/2019 Mr Jamie Richards -v- Aspin Group Limited (In Administration) & Others 2602812/2019 Mr Craig Rollings -v- Aspin Group Limited (In Administration) & Others 2602813/2019 Mr Shaun Smith -v- Aspin Group Limited (In Administration) & Others 2602814/2019 Mr Thomas Smith -v- Aspin Group Limited (In Administration) & Others 2602815/2019 Mr Nicholas Stowe -v- Aspin Group Limited (In Administration) & Others 2602816/2019 Mr Makario Ulavucu -v- Aspin Group Limited (In Administration) & Others 2602817/2019 Mr David Wrixon -v- Aspin Group Limited (In Administration) & Others 2602818/2019 Mr Alosio Yamoyamo -v- Aspin Group Limited (In Administration) & Others 3300224/2020 Mr Craig Shute -v- The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Others 3320433/2019 Ms Claire Childs -v- The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Others 3320548/2019 Mr Sam Curran -v- The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Others 3320556/2019 Mr Lee Healey -v- The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Others 3320557/2019 Mr Paul Healy -v- The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Others 3320563/2019 Mr Sam Makepeace -v- The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Others 3320565/2019 Mr Robert Palmer-Shaw -v- The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Others 3320598/2019 Mr John Lovelady -v- The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Others 3320614/2019 Mr Mark Hardware -v- The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Others 3320646/2019 Miss Holly Blythe -v- The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Others 3320657/2019 Mrs Nicole Heathcote -v- The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Others 3320663/2019 Mr David Lynch -v- The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Others 3320666/2019 Mr Hadyn Morgan -v- The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Others 3320672/2019 Mr David Rogers -v- The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Others 3320798/2019 Miss Alice Bromwich -v- The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Others 3320871/2019 Mr David Snow -v- The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Others 3321036/2019 Mr Andrew Pearson -v- The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Others 3321051/2019 Mr Sam Aitken -v- The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Others 3321077/2019 Mr Christopher Martin -v- The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Others 3321099/2019 Mr Alexander Cottee -v- The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Others 3321123/2019 Mrs Audrey Legg -v- The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Others 3321190/2019 Mrs Janet Fraser -v- The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Others 3321203/2019 Mrs Barbara Wade -v- The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Others 3321254/2019 Mr Matthew Kears -v- The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Others 3321291/2019 Mr Craig Thomas -v- The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Others 3321329/2019 Mr Oliver Edwards -v- The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Others 3321342/2019 Mr Mark Hardware -v- The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Others 3321356/2019 Mr Ross Willoughby -v- The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Others 3321536/2019 Mr Richard Wardle -v- The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Others Printed On: 29-Mar-2021 13:01 By: Chris Hamilton Page 2 of 3 Multiple Schedule Multiple: 4823 - Aspin Group Ltd Case Number Case Name 3321611/2019 Mrs Donna Bourne -v- The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Others 3321900/2019 Mr Peter Coulthart -v- The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Others 3322214/2019 Mr Anthony Briffa -v- The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Others 3323555/2019 Mr Lyam Hammersley -v- The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Others 3324117/2019 Mr Mark Holmes -v- Secretary of State For Business Energy And Industrial Strategy & Others Printed On: 29-Mar-2021 13:01 By: Chris Hamilton Page 3 of 3