Case 1803886/2023 · Employment Tribunal
Mr S Abbas & 173 others Respondent 1: A Marketing Vocation Ltd (in Administration) (“AMVOC”) Respondent 2: Secretary of State for Business and Trade (as an interested party) v A Marketing Vocation Ltd (in Administration) (“AMVOC”) and Secretary of State for Business and Trade (as an Interested Party) — 2024
- Case reference
- 1803886/2023
- Decision date
- 19 March 2024
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Deeley On
- Venue
- Leeds
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Mr S Abbas & 173 others Respondent 1: A Marketing Vocation Ltd (in Administration) (“AMVOC”) Respondent 2: Secretary of State for Business and Trade (as an interested party)
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningEmployment Judge Deeley heard the case in Leeds on 11 March 2024. The respondent did not attend and had not entered a response. In respect of Miss Rachel Clayton, the tribunal declared her claim that A Marketing Vocation Ltd failed to comply with s.188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 well-founded. It made a protective award of 90 days' pay because she had been dismissed as redundant with effect from 14 March 2023, and ordered payment for the protected period beginning on 2 September 2020; the Recoupment of Jobseeker’s Allowance and Income Support Regulations 1996 were stated to apply.