Mr J Bracegirdle and others v Robert Woodhead Ltd (in voluntary liquidation) and Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: 2602479/2022 and others

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS

Case No 2602479/2022, 2602570/2022, 2602932/2022, 2602918/2022

Between

Mr James Bracegirdle and others (as per attached schedule)Claimant

(1) Robert Woodhead Ltd (in voluntary liquidation) (2) Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy On : 13 June 2023Respondent

Before

Employment Judge Ahmed

Date 15 June 2023

JUDGMENT

[1]Robert Woodhead Ltd (in creditors voluntary liquidation) failed to comply with the requirements of sections 188 -190 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. The complaint for a protective award by the Claimants is therefore well-founded and succeeds in respect of all those employees who were employed at the establishment at Edwinstowe House, Edwinstowe, Mansfield (“the Edwinstowe establishment”).

[2]Robert Woodhead Ltd (in creditors voluntary liquidation) is ordered to pay remuneration (that is a protective award) to the class of employees identified in paragraph 1 above including, for the avoidance of doubt, those whose names are set out in the Schedule hereto and those not listed but who were based at the Edwinstowe establishment. Case No: 2602479 - 2602570/2022 2602932/2022 2602918/2022 (as per attached schedule) Page 2 of 2

[3]The protective award is for a period of 90 days beginning on 14 September 2022 being the date on which the first of the dismissals to which the complaint relates took effect.