Case 1406358/2020 · Employment Tribunal

Mrs K Clarke v FMG Repair Services Ltd and 2 others — 2022

Case reference: 1406358/2020
Decision date: 21 January 2022
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Dunlop Date

Indexed: 20 May 2026

Parties

4 named

Claimant

Mrs K Clarke

Respondents

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The tribunal determined the matter on the papers, with no attendance by any party. It made a protective award in favour of Mrs K Clarke and ordered Nationwide Accident Repair Services Ltd (in administration), the third respondent, to pay remuneration for a protected period of 90 days beginning on 4 September 2020.

The tribunal recorded that Mrs Clarke was employed as a home-based worker in the respondent's "Head Office" function and was dismissed by reason of redundancy on 4 September 2020. It found that the third respondent did not fully inform and consult with her in accordance with sections 188 and 188A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, and that the Head Office function was an establishment at which the respondent proposed to make 20 or more redundancies.

Mrs Clarke brought the protective award complaint as an individual under section 189 of the Act, there being no relevant employee representatives. The judgment stated that the award was made in line with judgments in other cases involving workers assigned to the Head Office function. No order was made for costs or fees, the Employment Protection (Recoupment of Benefits) Regulations 1996 applied, and the judgment did not affect Mrs Clarke's continuing claims against the first and second respondents.

Claims and outcomes

1 finding recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Other	Protective award under sections 188, 188A and 189 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. The tribunal ordered the third respondent to pay remuneration for a protected period of 90 days beginning on 4 September 2020, but no monetary amount was stated.	Upheld	—	—

Legal tests applied

3 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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