Mr D Macfarlane and Others v National Timber Group Scotland Ltd (In Administration): 4100015/2026 and Others
JUDGMENT
Rule 22 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 The Employment Judge has decided to issue the following judgment on the available material under rule 22.[1]The claimants are entitled to bring these claims because the complaint concerns a failure by the respondent relating to the election of employee representatives, and the claimants were employees dismissed as redundant. There was no recognised trade union for the purposes of collective bargaining.[2]No response was presented to this claim within the applicable time limit.[3]The respondent is in administration. The Administrator was appointed on 26 November 2025. The Administrator granted consent for these claims to proceed on 23 January 2026.[4]The complaint that the respondent failed to comply with a requirement of section 188 and section 188A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 is well founded.[5]The respondent dismissed as redundant more than 20 employees at one establishment within a period of 90 days or less.[6]The respondent failed to ensure that employee representatives were elected in accordance with s.188A, and then to consult with them in accordance with s.188.[7]The Tribunal makes a protective award in respect of Mr D Macfarlane & 53 others (as per attached schedule) dismissed as redundant by the respondent at their site at Earl’s Road, Grangemouth, FK3 8UU and the respondent is ordered to pay remuneration for the protected period. The protected period begins on 26 November 2025 and is for 90 days. Multiple Schedule Multiple: 4101071 - National Timber Group Scotland Ltd (In Administration) Case Number Case Name 4100015/2026 D Macfarlane -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd (In Administration) 4100016/2026 Mr D Connelly -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100017/2026 Mrs L Blelloch -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100018/2026 Mr B Lewis -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100019/2026 Mr C Ferguson -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100020/2026 Mr S Hardie -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100021/2026 Mr G Brockie -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100022/2026 Mr C Baty -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100023/2026 Mr B McGurkin -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100024/2026 Mr D Nicholson -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100025/2026 Mr R Ure -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100026/2026 Mr P Stuwe -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100027/2026 Mrs L Harvey -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100028/2026 Mr C Myles -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100029/2026 Mr J Sinclair -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100030/2026 Mr G Burnett -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100031/2026 Miss J Ronney -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100032/2026 Miss M Mcphillips -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100033/2026 Mr A Taggart -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100034/2026 Mr I Aitken -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100035/2026 Mr K Lockhart -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100036/2026 Mr K Arneil -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100037/2026 Mr G Howland -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100038/2026 Mr M Baty -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100039/2026 Mr G Stuglik -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100040/2026 Miss G Grant -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100041/2026 Mr W Krawiec -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100042/2026 Mr J Zaborski -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100043/2026 Mrs L Don -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100044/2026 Mrs G Buckle -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100045/2026 Mr S John White -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100046/2026 Mr C Churchill -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100047/2026 Ms E Anderson -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100048/2026 Mr R Olech -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100049/2026 Mr I Tozer -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100050/2026 Mr I Paterson -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100051/2026 Mr S Maclure -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100052/2026 Miss J Duncan -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100053/2026 Mr F McNicol -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100054/2026 Mr J Kerr -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100055/2026 Mr K Mackay -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100056/2026 Mr A Clark -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100057/2026 Mr M Stewart -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100058/2026 Mr D Wilson -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100059/2026 Mr S Harris -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100060/2026 Mrs F Dinning-Coutts -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100061/2026 Mr D Tempest -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100062/2026 Mrs S Johnstone -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100063/2026 Mr G McSherry -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100064/2026 Miss C Monie -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100065/2026 Mr A Mcneilage -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100066/2026 Mr R Matthews -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100067/2026 Mr B Murphy -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd 4100068/2026 Mr I Milroy -v- National Timber Group Scotland Ltd