(1) Miss S James (2) Miss D Hollins (3) Mr G Ricketts (4) Miss N Watkins v Mrs Louise Joanne Hart and 3 others — 2026

The tribunal found that the claimants were employed by the Second Respondent until 22 December 2023, when their employment was terminated by reason of redundancy. It also found that their employment did not transfer to the Third Respondent as a consequence of Regulation 8(7) TUPE 2006. The claimants confirmed that they were not making any claim for the period from 23 December 2023 to 31 March 2024 and accepted the figures and calculations in the case management order of 24 June 2025.

The claims for unpaid redundancy pay and notice pay against the Second Respondent were well-founded. The claims against the First and Third Respondents were dismissed as not well-founded. The redundancy pay claims were found to have been presented within the time limit in section 164(1) ERA 1996.

The notice pay claims were presented out of time, but the tribunal found that it was not reasonably practicable for the claimants to present them in time and that they were presented within a reasonable period thereafter. The judgment recorded that the Second Respondent had failed to notify the claimants of their dismissal, had permitted them to continue to work, and that their salaries were paid by the Third Respondent after 22 December 2023 until 31 March 2024, when the First Respondent notified them of their dismissal.

The Second Respondent was ordered to pay notice pay and redundancy pay as follows: Miss S James £1,196.25 notice pay and £1,794.38 redundancy pay; Miss D Hollins £892.80 notice pay and £1,339.20 redundancy pay; Mr G Ricketts £1,011.96 notice pay and £1,517.94 redundancy pay; and Miss N Watkins £984.93 notice pay and £984.93 redundancy pay.