Mrs KE Gaylor 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 3200832/2023 (10 March 2025)

Mrs KE Gaylor 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 3200832/2023 (10 March 2025)

The tribunal found that the respondent failed to comply with the statutory consultation requirements, and the claimant is entitled to a protective award.

Citation
[2025] UKET 3200832/2023
Parties
Claimant: Mrs KE Gaylor; Respondent: Qube Qualifications and Development Ltd (in Creditors Voluntary Liquidation); Respondent: Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
10 March 2025
Procedural Posture
Employment Tribunal / Judgment
Outcome
Claim upheld
Legal Topics
Protective Award, Redundancy, Collective Consultation

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Parties

Mrs KE Gaylor

Claimant

Qube Qualifications and Development Ltd (in Creditors Voluntary Liquidation)

Respondent

Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Employment Tribunal / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the respondent failed to comply with statutory consultation requirements prior to redundancy
  2. 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 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