Mr D Wells and others v Charles Henshaw & Sons Ltd: 4106430/2024 and others
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 the complaint concerns a failure relating to the election of employee representatives, and the claimants were employees 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 15 August 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 employees dismissed as redundant at the respondent’s establishment at 24 Russell Road, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH11 2LS and the respondent is ordered to pay remuneration for the protected period. The protected period begins with 12th July 2024 and is for 90 days. J d’Inverno Employment Judge 06 September 2024 Date of Judgment 10 September 2024 Multiple Schedule Multiple: 4100790 - Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) Case Number Case Name 4106430/2024 Mr D Wells -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106432/2024 Mr I Kirkhope -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106433/2024 Mr T Tracey -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106434/2024 Miss A Rennie -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106435/2024 Mr R Penman -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106436/2024 Mr C Treadgold -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106437/2024 Mr S Smith -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106438/2024 Mr D Crighton -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106439/2024 Mr R McDonagh -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106440/2024 Mr J Lyons -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106441/2024 Mr A Clifford -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106442/2024 Mr J Saunders -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106443/2024 Mr J Gallon -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106444/2024 Mr C Gillion -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106445/2024 Mr C Watson -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106446/2024 Mr N Whitehead -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106447/2024 Mr D Taylor -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106448/2024 Mr K Simpson -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106449/2024 Mr S Smith -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106450/2024 Mr P Cryne -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106451/2024 Mr R Gunn -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106452/2024 Mr B Kennedy -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106453/2024 Mr I Innes -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106454/2024 Mr T Mapplebeck -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106455/2024 Mr A Ritchie -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106456/2024 Mr S Newman -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106457/2024 Mr C Saunders -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106458/2024 Mr S McLellan -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106459/2024 Mr B McDonald -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106460/2024 Mr A Kotwa -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106461/2024 Mr R McLellan -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106462/2024 Mr S Walsh -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106463/2024 Mr S White -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106464/2024 Mr J Whitehead -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106465/2024 Mr S Davidson -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106466/2024 Mr M Roy -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106467/2024 Mr J McLaren -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106468/2024 Mr K Cochrane -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106469/2024 Mr A McIntyre -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106470/2024 Mr B Ramsay -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106471/2024 Mr M Flood -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106472/2024 Mr C Lamb -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106473/2024 Mr C Entwistle -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106474/2024 Mr J Miller -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106475/2024 Mr M Farrelly -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106476/2024 Mr B Alexander -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106477/2024 Mr D Muir -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106478/2024 Mr D Rae -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106479/2024 Miss T Baptie -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106480/2024 Mr K Alexander -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106481/2024 Mr A Hutton -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106482/2024 Miss A McIntosh -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106483/2024 Mrs T Hill -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106484/2024 Miss L McKenzie -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106485/2024 Mr W Oakes -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106486/2024 Mr A Power -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106487/2024 Mr G Anderson -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106488/2024 Mr G Berrie -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106489/2024 Mr G Davidson -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106490/2024 Mr F McWilliams -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106491/2024 Mr D Ford -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106492/2024 Mr J Hare -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106493/2024 Mr J Bradley -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106494/2024 Mr E Dennison -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106495/2024 Mr A McEwan -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration) 4106496/2024 Mr C Smith -v- Charles Henshaw & Sons Limited (In Administration)