Mr P Pannett and others v Joinery Workshop.com Ltd (in creditors-™ voluntary liquidation) and Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Industrial Strategy (England and Wales : Protective Award) [2019] UKET 2411840/2018 (23 January 2019)

Mr P Pannett and others v Joinery Workshop.com Ltd (in creditors-™ voluntary liquidation) and Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Industrial Strategy (England and Wales : Protective Award) [2019] UKET 2411840/2018 (23 January 2019)

The employer failed to comply with statutory consultation requirements prior to redundancies, entitling claimants to a protective award.

Citation
[2019] UKET 2411840/2018
Parties
Claimant: Mr P Pannett and others; Respondent: Joinery Workshop.com Ltd (in creditors' voluntary liquidation); Respondent: Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Industrial Strategy
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
23 January 2019
Procedural Posture
Employment Tribunal / Judgment
Outcome
Protective award granted
Legal Topics
Protective Award, Collective Redundancy, Employee Rights

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Parties

Mr P Pannett and others

Claimant

Joinery Workshop.com Ltd (in creditors' voluntary liquidation)

Respondent

Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Industrial Strategy

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Employment Tribunal / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the claimants are entitled to a protective award due to failure to consult under section 188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992

Ratio Decidendi

The employer failed to comply with statutory consultation requirements prior to redundancies, entitling claimants to a protective award.

Court Disposition

Protective award granted

Orders

  • Secretary of State to pay protective award to claimants