Mrs J Thompson v Valve Components Ltd (In Administration): 4104969/2024
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 claimant is entitled to bring this claim because the complaint concerns a failure relating to the election of employee representatives, 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 24 May 2025.[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 the claimant as a claimant dismissed as redundant at the respondent’s establishment at 5 Kelvin Park South, East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, G75 0RH and the respondent is ordered to pay remuneration for the protected period. The protected period begins with 22 March 2024 and is for 90 days.