Ms L Skinner and Others v Mental Health Aberdeen (In Liquidation): 4103514/2025 and Others
JUDGMENT
Rule 22 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 The respondent failed to comply with their obligations to consult their employees in terms of section 188 and 188A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act and the Tribunal makes a protective award in respect of the claimants, being employees dismissed as redundant by the respondent at their site at 12 Carden Place, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire AB10 1UR. The respondent is ordered to pay remuneration for the protected period to the claimants. The protected period is the period of 90 days beginning on 24 July 2025.REASONS
The Employment Judge has decided to issue a Judgment on the available material under Rule 22 of the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure on the following basis:[1]The claimants are entitled to bring this claim because the complaint concerns a failure relating to the election of employee representatives, and the claimants were employees dismissed as redundant. There was no recognised trade union involved.[2]A letter was received from the Liquidator for the Respondent on 08/10/2025, the claims were not contested.[3]The respondent is in liquidation. The Liquidator were appointed on 27/08/2025 and by letter of 08/10/2025 The Liquidator agreed to lift the moratorium to enable the Claimants to claim for a protective award.[4]The respondent dismissed as redundant 20 or more employees at one establishment within a period of 90 days or less. 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. The dismissals took place on 24 July 2025. 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 Tribunal makes a protective award in respect of the claimants as employees dismissed as redundant by the respondent at their site at 12 Carden Place, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, AB10 1UR and the respondent is ordered to pay remuneration for the protected period. The protected period begins on 24 July 2024 and is for 90 days. 6 November 2025 Multiple Schedule Multiple: 4101015 - Mental Health Aberdeen (In Liquidation) Case Number Case Name 4103514/2025 Ms L Skinner -v- Mental Health Aberdeen (In Liquidation) 4103515/2025 Ms K Thomson -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103516/2025 Ms K Smith -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103517/2025 Mrs S Hendry -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103518/2025 Ms J Innes -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103519/2025 Ms E Palmer -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103520/2025 Mrs A Penny -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103521/2025 Mr A McTamney -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103522/2025 Mrs A Sutherland -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103523/2025 Mrs E Garrick -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103524/2025 Mrs K Hay -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103525/2025 Mrs Z Morrison -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103526/2025 Mrs M Currie -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103527/2025 Ms L Simmons -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103528/2025 Mrs S I Fraser -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103529/2025 Ms P Thomson -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103530/2025 Mr A Mann -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103531/2025 Mrs P Wilson -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103532/2025 Ms D Gray -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103533/2025 Mrs G Stuart-Murray -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103534/2025 Mrs P Ironside -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103535/2025 Mr M Smylie -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103536/2025 Mrs L Ellerton -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103537/2025 Mrs C Crews -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103538/2025 Ms W McEwan -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103539/2025 Mrs V McLeod-Hay -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103540/2025 Mrs S Whitby -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103541/2025 Miss C Barclay -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103542/2025 Mrs M Fleetham -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103543/2025 Mrs D Ronald -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103544/2025 Mrs L Skinner -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103545/2025 Mrs J Philip -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103546/2025 Mr A Paterson -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103547/2025 Mrs V Briggs -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103548/2025 Mrs B Moffat -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103549/2025 Mr D Ross -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103550/2025 Mrs R Coueslant -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103551/2025 Mrs D Hubbard -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103552/2025 Ms H McDonald -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103553/2025 Miss L Stainer -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103554/2025 Ms H Rochford -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103555/2025 Mrs S Smith -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103556/2025 Mrs A Pollock -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103557/2025 Ms M Akrono -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103558/2025 Ms M Stewart -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103559/2025 Mrs E Bain -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103560/2025 Ms L Esslemont -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103561/2025 Mr G Sutherland -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103562/2025 Mrs E Davidson -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103563/2025 Miss R Bews -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103564/2025 Ms L Johnston -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103565/2025 Ms A Abraham -v- Mental Health Aberdeen 4103566/2025 Ms J Heap -v- Mental Health Aberdeen