Case 2301022/2024 · Employment Tribunal

Mrs B Kelleher and others (see attached schedule) v Real Places Limited (in Voluntary Liquidation) — 2024

Case reference: 2301022/2024
Decision date: 12 November 2024
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Rea Date

Indexed: 21 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Mrs B Kelleher and others (see attached schedule)

Respondent

Real Places Limited (in Voluntary Liquidation)

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The claim was issued on 4 January 2024. The respondent failed to present a valid response on time, so Employment Judge Rea determined the matter under rule 21 of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure 2013.

The Tribunal held that the claimants' complaints under section 189 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, based on a failure to comply with section 188 of the 1992 Act, were well founded.

The Tribunal ordered the respondent to pay a protective award to all employees listed in the attached schedule who were dismissed by reason of redundancy on or after 4 October 2023. The protected period began on 4 October 2023 and lasted 90 days, and the Recoupment Regulations apply.

Claims and outcomes

1 finding recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Trade union	Rule 21 judgment. The Tribunal held that the complaints under section 189 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, based on an alleged failure to comply with section 188, were well founded and ordered a protective award for the employees listed in the attached schedule. The judgment states a protected period of 90 days beginning on 4 October 2023 and does not state a quantified monetary sum in the extracted text.	Upheld	—	—

Legal tests applied

6 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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