Mr J Murphy Mr N Powell v Nationwide Crash Repair Centres Ltd and 1 other — 2021

The tribunal determined the matter on the papers with no attendance by any party. The claimants listed in the schedule were employed by the first respondent at an establishment off Lode Lane, Solihull, and were dismissed by reason of redundancy on 4 September 2020.

The tribunal found that the respondents did not fully inform and consult with the claimants in accordance with sections 188 and 188A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. The claimants brought individual complaints under section 189 seeking protective awards, there being no relevant employee representatives.

Although the administrators had sought a wider consent order, the tribunal did not consider it appropriate to approve that proposed order because some claimants appeared to work at smaller establishments where the statutory threshold might not be met, and because the proposed order addressed how claims would rank in the administration. The tribunal was satisfied that Solihull was an establishment where more than 20 people were proposed to be made redundant and made a 90-day protective award for Solihull-based claimants included in the schedule.