Ms A Aftyka and others v Kesslers International Ltd (in Administration) and The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: 3200976/2022 and others

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS

Case No 3200976/2022, 3202863/2022, 3201237/2022

Between

(1) Ms A Aftyka and 122 others (as listed in the Multiple Schedule) (2) Mr N Tzovanos (3) Mr R RamanandiClaimant

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

Before

Employment Judge Gardiner

Date 9 January 2024

JUDGMENT

[1]Mr Tzovanos withdraws his case number 3200976/2022 and that case is dismissed upon withdrawal.

[2]Mr Ramanandi withdraws his case number 3201237/2022 as part of the Multiple 3200166. That case is dismissed upon withdrawal. His separate case number 3202863/2022 seeking the same remedy is not withdrawn.

[3]The First Respondent has failed to comply with the requirements set out in Sections 188 and 188A Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (“TULRCA 1992”).

[4]Each of the Claimants was employed at the same establishment in Stratford, East London. With the exception of Mr N Tsovanos (whose case has been withdrawn) they are entitled to a protective award ordering the First Respondent to pay remuneration for a protected period of 90 days beginning on 17 December 2021, the date on which the first of the dismissals took effect. It is just and equitable that the protected period should be 90 days having regard to the seriousness of the First Respondent’s default in complying with the requirements of Section 188 TULRCA 1992.

[5]The complaint brought by Mrs Dion Mattushek (3201208/2022) as part of Multiple 3200166 that there has been a failure to pay the full entitlement to accrued holiday pay is stayed for a period of three months, until 7 December 2022. If no request is made to the Tribunal for this issue to be determined before that date, then this complaint will stand dismissed without further order.

[6]The remaining holiday pay complaints brought by other Claimants as part of Multiple 3200166 are dismissed upon withdrawal.

[7]Each complaint of failure to pay notice pay and for arrears of pay brought by any of the Claimants as part of Multiple 3200166 is dismissed upon withdrawal. Employment Judge Gardiner Dated: 8 September 2022 Multiple Schedule 3200166 - Kesslers International Limited (in administration) Case Number Claimant Respondent 3201139/2022 Ms Aleksandra Aftyka 3201140/2022 Mr mahammed ahamed 3201141/2022 Mr ghalib ahmed 3201142/2022 Mr ahmed ali 3201143/2022 Mr mehmet ali 3201144/2022 Mr adrian allen 3201145/2022 Mr nigel allen 3201146/2022 Mr thomas ashley 3201147/2022 Mrs jevgenija ausiuriene 3201148/2022 Mr viktor babin 3201149/2022 Mr istvan baricz 3201150/2022 Mr daniel blickett 3201151/2022 Mr christopher brown 3201152/2022 Mr colin brown 3201153/2022 Mr ian bruce 3201154/2022 Mrs aurica burlacu 3201155/2022 Mr james butler 3201156/2022 Mr brian candy 3201157/2022 Mr jason chapman 3201158/2022 Mr samuel chapman 3201159/2022 Mr george chesterman 3201160/2022 Mrs nicoleta craciun 3201161/2022 Mr richard denham 3201162/2022 Mr alan dennis 3201163/2022 Ms simona dirgeliene 3201164/2022 Mr samuel fanson 3201165/2022 Mr callum fitzgibbon 3201166/2022 Mr tony fitzgibbon 3201167/2022 Ms kathryn foster 3201168/2022 Mr neil fox 3201169/2022 Mr paul gallagher 3201170/2022 Mr john gillett 3201171/2022 Mr adam glover 3201172/2022 Mr mayur gohil 3201173/2022 Mrs anna groseva 3201174/2022 Mr robert hair 3201175/2022 Mr laszlo hajdu 3201176/2022 Mr danny hamilton 3201177/2022 Mr neil harrison 3201178/2022 Mr mark hart 3201179/2022 Mr stuart hawker 3201180/2022 Mrs jenny hawkins 3201181/2022 Mr gary hearne 3201182/2022 Mrs natalija hearne 3201183/2022 Mr govind hirani 3201184/2022 Mrs katherine howes 3201185/2022 Mr philip hunt 3201186/2022 Mr chad hutcheon 3201187/2022 Mr petre iancu 3201188/2022 Mr costel ionascu 3201189/2022 Mr christian jameson 3201190/2022 Mr bhagwanji jiwan chawhan 3201191/2022 Mr david joseph 3201192/2022 Mr ernest kalule 3201193/2022 Mr masoud kanani 3201194/2022 Mr imre katai 3201195/2022 Mrs manjit kaur 3201196/2022 Ms nirmaljit kaur 3201197/2022 Mr ali kayikkiran 3201198/2022 Mr michael kinch 3201199/2022 Ms dorina kovacs 3201200/2022 Mr sandor kovacs 3201201/2022 Mr mantas labeikis 3201202/2022 Mr christopher lee 3201203/2022 Mr ka kei leung 3201204/2022 Mr barry lewis 3201205/2022 Mr bradley lewis 3201206/2022 Mr gyula linczer 3201207/2022 Ms georgia martin 3201208/2022 Mrs dion mattushek 3201209/2022 Mr eoin mccusker 3201210/2022 Mr neil mead 3201211/2022 Mr ion medinschi 3201212/2022 Mr joshua milford 3201213/2022 Miss robyn millar 3201214/2022 Mr daniel-mircea moise 3201215/2022 Miss aoife monaghan 3201216/2022 Miss terri moore 3201217/2022 Mr daniel mortu 3201218/2022 Mr mohammed naheem 3201219/2022 Mr alexandru-ionut paic 3201220/2022 Mr prabodhbhai pandya 3201221/2022 Mr christopher parmenter 3201222/2022 Mr ashvinbhai patel 3201223/2022 Mr dipak patel 3201224/2022 Mrs hansaben patel 3201225/2022 Mr hasmukhlal patel 3201226/2022 Mr jayantibhai patel 3201227/2022 Mrs kailashben patel 3201228/2022 Mrs kesarbai patel 3201229/2022 Mrs niruben patel 3201230/2022 Mrs shantaben patel 3201231/2022 Mr vipinbhai patel 3201232/2022 Mrs denisa-ionela poenaru 3201233/2022 Miss laura prentice 3201234/2022 Mr edward pringle 3201235/2022 Mr kumar rajan 3201236/2022 Miss mergyul ramadan 3201237/2022 Mr rajendra ramanandi 3201238/2022 Miss laimute raubiene 3201239/2022 Miss claire roberts 3201240/2022 Mr edem sedowofia 3201241/2022 Mr clifford sequeira 3201242/2022 Mr saeed shaikh 3201243/2022 Mrs sargam shingadia 3201244/2022 Mr peter smith 3201245/2022 Mr christopher sophocli 3201246/2022 Mr gregory stagg 3201247/2022 Mr neil stevens 3201248/2022 Mrs samantha sullivan 3201249/2022 Mr alan swallow 3201250/2022 Mr krzysztof swider 3201251/2022 Ms marcia sydee 3201252/2022 Mr matthew sztanko 3201253/2022 Mr zoltan szucs 3201254/2022 Mrs veselina tarabanova 3201255/2022 Mr igors telegins 3201256/2022 Mr graham thorpe 3201257/2022 Mrs georgiana timofte 3201258/2022 Mr philip tott 3201259/2022 Mr bahuleyan viswambharan 3201260/2022 Mr brandon williams 3201261/2022 Miss skye wurfel 3201262/2022 Miss carol young

[8]Ms Burlacu’s claims for payment of a protective award and redundancy payment succeed and are well-founded.

[9]Ms Burlacu has received payment of a protective award and redundancy payment from the Redundancy Payments Office based on an incorrect weekly sum.

[10]Ms Burlacu’s weekly wage at the time of dismissal was £538.46 gross. The 2nd Respondent has made payment of a protective award and a redundancy payment based on an erroneous weekly wage of £384.50.

[11]Ms Burlacu was previously awarded a protective award of 90 days. As the 1st Respondent was in administration this was limited to 8 weeks’ pay. The gross value of 8 weeks’ protective award (£538.46 x 8) = £4,307.68. Using the same overall percentage deduction for national insurance of 4.9%, as used in the RPO’s calculation dated 18 October 2022, Ms Burlacu is entitled to a protective award of: £4,307.68 - £211.08 (national insurance) = £4,096.60 less £2,924.96 already paid by Redundancy Payments Office = £1,171.64.

[12]The second Respondent is to pay Ms Burlacu the sum of £1,171.64 in payment of the protective award.

[13]Ms Burlacu received a redundancy payment of £1,153.50 based on the erroneous weekly rate of £384.50 x 3 weeks. Ms Burlacu is entitled to a redundancy payment of: £538.46 x 3 weeks = £1,615.38 less the £1,153.50 already paid by the Redundancy Payments Office = £461.88.

[14]The second Respondent is to pay Ms Burlacu the sum of £461.88 in respect of her redundancy payment.

[15]All other claimants having withdrawn their claims, the above claimants and claims were the last remaining claims to be decided under case number. 3205818/2022. Tribunal Judge R Overton acting as an