Ms T Strugnell and Mrs E Dunn v DOK cafe Ltd and The Secretary of State for Business and Trade (England and Wales : Redundancy) [2025] UKET 3303505/2024 (13 February 2025)

Ms T Strugnell and Mrs E Dunn v DOK cafe Ltd and The Secretary of State for Business and Trade (England and Wales : Redundancy) [2025] UKET 3303505/2024 (13 February 2025)

The claimants were employees dismissed by reason of redundancy and are entitled to statutory redundancy payments. As the employer failed to pay, the Secretary of State is liable to make the payments under the statutory scheme.

Citation
[2025] UKET 3303505/2024
Parties
Claimant: Ms T Strugnell; Claimant: Mrs E Dunn; Respondent: DOK cafe Ltd; Respondent: The Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
13 February 2025
Procedural Posture
Employment Tribunal / Judgment
Outcome
Claim upheld
Legal Topics
Redundancy, Statutory Redundancy Payment

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Parties

Ms T Strugnell

Claimant

Mrs E Dunn

Claimant

DOK cafe Ltd

Respondent

The Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Employment Tribunal / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the claimants are entitled to redundancy payments from the respondent and/or the Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Ratio Decidendi

The claimants were employees dismissed by reason of redundancy and are entitled to statutory redundancy payments. As the employer failed to pay, the Secretary of State is liable to make the payments under the statutory scheme.

Court Disposition

Claim upheld

Orders

  • Respondent to pay claimants statutory redundancy payments
  • If respondent fails, Secretary of State for Business and Trade to pay claimants