Case 1601314/2023 · Employment Tribunal
Mr Alun Williams And others v Kingspan Limited — 2025
- Case reference
- 1601314/2023
- Decision date
- 10 October 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge R Havard
- Venue
- Cardiff via CVP
- Panel members
- Ms J Forecast, Ms D Hebb
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mr Alun Williams And others
Respondent
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningMultiple Unite the Union members at Kingspan Limited's Holywell site brought claims under s.145B Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, alleging that the respondent's direct offer to staff on 2 March 2023 of a 6% pay increase plus a £750 cost of living payment was an unlawful inducement to bypass collective bargaining.
The Tribunal (Employment Judge R Havard with members Ms J Forecast and Ms D Hebb) found that the respondent genuinely believed the collective bargaining process had been exhausted in respect of pay before making the direct offer. Applying the Supreme Court's reasoning in Kostal, the Tribunal held that the offer was not causative of and did not lead to a prohibited result; the offer's purpose was to ensure union members did not suffer financially during the cost-of-living crisis compared with non-union staff.
The s.145B claims of the claimants listed in Schedule 1 were therefore not well-founded and were dismissed. The complaints of Mr D Baker and Mr J Hughes were struck out as not actively pursued. PDF text truncated from 86,230 characters.
Claims and outcomes
2 findings recordedThis case has mixed outcomes under at least one legal claim type. A tribunal can uphold some allegations and dismiss others under the same legal head, so rows below may represent separate issues or allegation groups from the judgment.
| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trade union | Section 145B TULRCA 1992 unlawful inducement claims by lead claimant Alun Williams and others (per Schedule 1) not well-founded; dismissed. Truncated PDF (86,230 chars). | Dismissed | — | — |
| Trade union | Complaints of Mr D Baker (1601319/2023) and Mr J Hughes (1601345/2023) struck out on basis that they had not been actively pursued. | Struck out | — | — |
Legal tests applied
5 references- s.145B Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992
- s.145D Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992
- s.145E Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992
- s.178 Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992
- Kostal UK Ltd v Dunkley
Official outcome judgment PDF
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