Mrs R Rolfe v Customade Group Services Ltd (In administration) and The Secretary of State for Business and Trade (as an interested party) (England and Wales : Protective Award) [2025] UKET 6003855/2025 (27 June 2025)

Mrs R Rolfe v Customade Group Services Ltd (In administration) and The Secretary of State for Business and Trade (as an interested party) (England and Wales : Protective Award) [2025] UKET 6003855/2025 (27 June 2025)

The tribunal found that the respondent failed to comply with the statutory consultation requirements and that the circumstances did not make consultation not reasonably practicable, entitling the claimant to a protective award.

Citation
[2025] UKET 6003855/2025
Parties
Claimant: Mrs R Rolfe; Respondent: Customade Group Services Ltd (In administration); Interested Party: The Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
27 June 2025
Procedural Posture
Employment Tribunal / Judgment
Outcome
Protective award granted
Legal Topics
Protective Award, Redundancy, Collective Consultation

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Parties

Mrs R Rolfe

Claimant

Customade Group Services Ltd (In administration)

Respondent

The Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Interested Party

Procedural Posture

Employment Tribunal / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the respondent failed to comply with statutory consultation requirements prior to redundancy
  2. 2 Whether the claimant is entitled to a protective award

Ratio Decidendi

The tribunal found that the respondent failed to comply with the statutory consultation requirements and that the circumstances did not make consultation not reasonably practicable, entitling the claimant to a protective award.

Court Disposition

Protective award granted

Orders

  • Respondent to pay the claimant a protective award for the relevant period