GMB Union and others v JDP Frames Ltd (in Administration) and Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: 2602961/2020 and others

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS
Case No 2602961/2020
GMB Union and othersClaimant(1) JDP Frames Limited (in Administration) (2) Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial StrategyRespondent
Employment Judge McTigue sitting aloneNo appearance for claimantDate 16 January 2024

JUDGMENT

[1]To all Claimants as listed on the attached Schedule, the Tribunal grants a declaration that the Claimants’ complaint that the Respondent failed to comply with the requirements of Section 188 of the Trade Union Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, is well founded.[2]The Tribunal finds that there should be a protective award paid to the Claimants listed on the attached Schedule. The award shall be in respect of the protected period which begins with the date of the first of the dismissals to which the complaint relates, namely 8 April 2020, for a period of 90 days.[3]The Employment Protection (Recoupment of Jobseekers Allowance and Income Support) Regulations 1986 apply to these awards.