Mr M Alcock and others v HS Realisations Ltd (formerly Hewden Stuart Ltd) (in Administration) and Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (England and Wales : Protective Award) [2017] UKET 2401586/2017 (8 September 2017)
The Tribunal found that the employer failed to comply with the statutory duty to consult employees before redundancies, and therefore a Protective Award was appropriate.
- Citation
- [2017] UKET 2401586/2017
- Parties
- Claimant: Mr M Alcock and others; Respondent: HS Realisations Ltd (formerly Hewden Stuart Ltd) (in Administration); Respondent: Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom
- Judgment Date
- 08 September 2017
- Procedural Posture
- Employment Tribunal / Judgment on Protective Award
- Outcome
- Protective Award granted in favour of claimants
- Legal Topics
- Protective Award, Collective Redundancy, Employee Rights
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Parties
Mr M Alcock and others
Claimant
HS Realisations Ltd (formerly Hewden Stuart Ltd) (in Administration)
Respondent
Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Employment Tribunal / Judgment on Protective Award
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the employer failed to consult employees as required before redundancies
- 2 Whether a Protective Award should be granted
Ratio Decidendi
The Tribunal found that the employer failed to comply with the statutory duty to consult employees before redundancies, and therefore a Protective Award was appropriate.
Court Disposition
Protective Award granted in favour of claimants
Orders
- Respondents to pay Protective Award to claimants
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