Ms K Masalaki and Others v Vehicle Conversion Specialists Ltd (In Administration) and Secretary of State for Business and Trade (England and Wales : Protective Award) [2025] UKET 1806208/2024 (8 May 2025)
The tribunal found that the respondent failed to comply with statutory consultation requirements, entitling the claimants to a protective award.
- Citation
- [2025] UKET 1806208/2024
- Parties
- Claimant: Ms K Masalaki and Others; Respondent: Vehicle Conversion Specialists Ltd (In Administration); Respondent: Secretary of State for Business and Trade
- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom
- Judgment Date
- 08 May 2025
- Procedural Posture
- Employment Tribunal / Judgment
- Outcome
- Protective award granted
- Legal Topics
- Protective Award, Redundancy, Collective Consultation
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Parties
Ms K Masalaki and Others
Claimant
Vehicle Conversion Specialists Ltd (In Administration)
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 Entitlement of claimants to a protective award
Ratio Decidendi
The tribunal found that the respondent failed to comply with statutory consultation requirements, entitling the claimants to a protective award.
Court Disposition
Protective award granted
Orders
- Respondent to pay protective award to claimants
- Secretary of State for Business and Trade to pay in accordance with statutory scheme
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