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)

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

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