M Gillespie and others v Bureau Workspace Ltd (in Administration): 4100385/2024 and others

EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (SCOTLAND)

Case No 4100385/2024

Between

M Gillespie & Others ( and others per attached schedule)Claimant

Bureau Workspace Ltd (in administration)Respondent

Before

Employment Judge A Jones

Date 30 July 2024

JUDGMENT

The Employment Judge has decided to issue the following judgment on the available material under rule 21.

[1]The claimants are entitled to bring this claim because none of the situations in s.189(1)(a), (b) or (c) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 apply and the claimant was an employee dismissed as redundant.

[2]No response was presented to this claim within the applicable time limit

[3]The respondent is in administration but the administrator consented to the continuation of these proceedings in a letter dated 21 February 2024.

[4]The complaint that the respondent failed to comply with a requirement of section 188 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 the claimants who were employed at this establishment and the respondent is ordered to pay remuneration for the protected period. The protected period begins with 31 October 2023 and is for 30 days. Employment Judge: A Jones Date of Judgment: 30 July 2024 Multiple Schedule Multiple: 4100640 - Bureau Workspace Ltd Case Number Case Name Ms Marie Gillespie -v- Bureau Workspace Ltd (In 4100385/2024 Administration) 4100386/2024 Mr Alexander Macrae -v- Bureau Workspace Ltd 4100387/2024 Ms Anna Davis -v- Bureau Workspace Ltd 4100388/2024 Ms Aribekeh Nicols -v- Bureau Workspace Ltd 4100389/2024 Ms Camila de Martin del Zotto -v- Bureau Workspace Ltd 4100390/2024 Ms Chloe Meiklem -v- Bureau Workspace Ltd 4100391/2024 Mr David Lamond -v- Bureau Workspace Ltd 4100392/2024 Ms Eden Gordon -v- Bureau Workspace Ltd 4100393/2024 Mr Ewen Gaskell -v- Bureau Workspace Ltd 4100394/2024 Mr Gordon Goudie -v- Bureau Workspace Ltd 4100395/2024 Mrs Jaqueline Barnes -v- Bureau Workspace Ltd 4100396/2024 Mr Jamie Russell -v- Bureau Workspace Ltd 4100397/2024 Mr Joshua Wren -v- Bureau Workspace Ltd 4100398/2024 Ms Kimberley Cropley -v- Bureau Workspace Ltd 4100399/2024 Ms Marie Gillespie -v- Bureau Workspace Ltd 4100400/2024 Mr Michael Harrison -v- Bureau Workspace Ltd 4100401/2024 Mr Patrick Ford -v- Bureau Workspace Ltd 4100402/2024 Ms Pauline Basinang -v- Bureau Workspace Ltd 4100403/2024 Ms Simona Stankeviciute -v- Bureau Workspace Ltd 4100404/2024 Ms Valentina Papi -v- Bureau Workspace Ltd 4100405/2024 Ms Vivien Logan -v- Bureau Workspace Ltd