Case 1600452/2023 · Employment Tribunal

MR STEVENS (USDAW) FOR THE v Shaws (Cardiff) Ltd (In Liquidation) — 2023

Case reference: 1600452/2023
Decision date: 24 August 2023
Jurisdiction: England & Wales

Indexed: 22 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

MR STEVENS (USDAW) FOR THE

Respondent

Shaws (Cardiff) Ltd (In Liquidation)

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The respondent, Shaws (Cardiff) Limited (in liquidation), did not attend the remote hearing. Employment Judge S Povey held that the respondent acted in breach of section 188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 and made a protective award in favour of the claimant, Mrs E Maloney.

The tribunal calculated the award by reference to a gross week's pay of £323 and a daily rate of £46.14, applying a protected period of 90 days. On that basis, the protective award was assessed at £4,142.60.

The judgment records that the total monetary award was £4,142.60 and that the prescribed element was the full amount. It also states, for recoupment purposes, that the prescribed element was attributable to the period 24 December 2022 to 23 March 2024 as extracted.

Claims and outcomes

1 finding recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Trade union	Protective award for breach of section 188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. The extracted text states the protected period as 24 December 2022 to 23 March 2024, which appears inconsistent with the 90-day calculation and the August 2023 decision date.	Upheld	—	£4,143

Remedy

Monetary award

Total award: £4,143; across all upheld claims

Legal tests applied

2 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

Gov.uk primary record

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