(1) Mr G Bartle (2) Mr D Tate (3) Mr M Abbott (4) Mr G Toro-Bayona v The Book People Limited (in administration) — 2021

This was a judgment by consent in the four linked cases brought by Mr G Bartle, Mr D Tate, Mr M Abbott and Mr G Toro-Bayona against The Book People Limited (in administration). The tribunal recorded that the claimants were employed by the respondent, that joint administrators were appointed on 16 December 2019, and that the claimants were dismissed for redundancy on 10 January 2020.

The tribunal found that the respondent 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. On the section 189 complaint, it made a protective award in favour of the employees and ordered remuneration for a protective period of 56 days beginning on 10 January 2020.

The judgment does not state a specific monetary sum. It records that any amounts of the protective award not paid by the Redundancy Payments Service would rank as ordinary unsecured claims in the administration, that the administrators would not make direct payments to the claimants, and that there was no order requiring any party to pay or reimburse another party's costs or fees.