Mr I Barbour and Others v Connect Modular Ltd (In Administration) (Scotland : Protective Award) [2025] UKET 4100757/2025 (23 June 2025)
The tribunal found that the respondent failed to comply with the statutory consultation requirements and that the circumstances of administration did not absolve them of this duty. A protective award was therefore appropriate.
- Citation
- [2025] UKET 4100757/2025
- Parties
- Claimant: Mr I Barbour and Others; Respondent: Connect Modular Ltd (In Administration)
- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom
- Judgment Date
- 23 June 2025
- Procedural Posture
- Employment Tribunal / Judgment
- Outcome
- Protective award granted in favour of the claimants.
- Legal Topics
- Protective Award, Collective Redundancy, Consultation Requirements
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Parties
Mr I Barbour and Others
Claimant
Connect Modular Ltd (In Administration)
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Employment Tribunal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the respondent failed to consult with employees as required under the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 before making redundancies
- 2 Whether a protective award should be granted
Ratio Decidendi
The tribunal found that the respondent failed to comply with the statutory consultation requirements and that the circumstances of administration did not absolve them of this duty. A protective award was therefore appropriate.
Court Disposition
Protective award granted in favour of the claimants.
Orders
- Respondent to pay a protective award to the claimants for the maximum period permitted by law.
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