Mr D Barnes and others v Pulse Flexible Packaging Ltd (In Administration) and Secretary of State for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (England and Wales : Protective Award) [2017] UKET 2403663/2017 (10 November 2017)

Mr D Barnes and others v Pulse Flexible Packaging Ltd (In Administration) and Secretary of State for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (England and Wales : Protective Award) [2017] UKET 2403663/2017 (10 November 2017)

The respondent failed to comply with statutory consultation obligations prior to redundancy, entitling the claimants to a protective award.

Citation
[2017] UKET 2403663/2017
Parties
Claimant: Mr D Barnes and others; Respondent: Pulse Flexible Packaging Ltd (In Administration); Respondent: Secretary of State for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
10 November 2017
Procedural Posture
Employment Tribunal / Final Judgment
Outcome
Protective award granted in favour of claimants
Legal Topics
Protective Award, Redundancy, Consultation Obligations

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Parties

Mr D Barnes and others

Claimant

Pulse Flexible Packaging Ltd (In Administration)

Respondent

Secretary of State for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Employment Tribunal / Final Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the respondent failed to comply with statutory consultation obligations prior to redundancy
  2. 2 Entitlement of claimants to a protective award

Ratio Decidendi

The respondent failed to comply with statutory consultation obligations prior to redundancy, entitling the claimants to a protective award.

Court Disposition

Protective award granted in favour of claimants

Orders

  • Respondent to pay protective award to claimants