R Ardis and Others v Robinson Manufacturing Ltd (in administration) and Secretary of State for Trade and Business: 3307971/2023 and Others
JUDGMENT
[1]The Tribunal grants a declaration that the Claimants’ complaints that the First Respondent failed to comply with the requirements of section 188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 is well founded.[2]The Tribunal finds that there should be a protective award paid to each of the Claimants, who were dismissed as redundant on or after 4 May 2023.[3]The award shall be in respect of the protected period which begins with the date from the first of the Claimants’ dismissals (the first of which was 4 May 2023), for a period of 90 days, that being the period claimed by the Claimants.[4]The Claimants are to be paid renumeration for the period of 90 days pursuant to section 190(2) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.[5]Each of the Claimants is to be paid 90 days renumeration. Recoupment[6]The Employment Protection (Recoupment of Jobseeker’s Allowance and Income Support) Regulations 1996 apply to this award. The protected period is the period beginning on 4 May 2023. Costs[7]There is no order as to costs.