Mr L Gardner v Qube Qualifications and Development Ltd (in Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) and Secretary of State for Business and Trade (England and Wales : Protective Award) [2025] UKET 3305531/2023 (21 February 2025)
The tribunal found that the respondent failed to comply with the statutory consultation requirements, and therefore the claimant is entitled to a protective award.
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- Citation
- [2025] UKET 3305531/2023
- Parties
- Claimant: Mr L Gardner; Respondent: Qube Qualifications and Development Ltd (in Creditors Voluntary Liquidation); Respondent: Secretary of State for Business and Trade
- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom
- Judgment Date
- 21 February 2025
- Procedural Posture
- Employment Tribunal / Judgment
- Outcome
- Claim upheld
- Legal Topics
- Protective Award, Redundancy, Collective Consultation
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Parties
Mr L Gardner
Claimant
Qube Qualifications and Development Ltd (in Creditors Voluntary Liquidation)
Respondent
Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Employment Tribunal / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the respondent failed to comply with statutory consultation requirements prior to redundancy
- 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 therefore the claimant is entitled to a protective award.
Court Disposition
Claim upheld
Orders
- Protective award granted in favour of the claimant
- Secretary of State for Business and Trade to pay the protective award to the claimant, subject to statutory limits
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