Case 2404324/2025 · Employment Tribunal
Ms C Iddon v BPS Solicitors Ltd (in creditors voluntary liquidation) and 1 other — 2024
- Case reference
- 2404324/2025
- Decision date
- 22 August 2024
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Ainscough Date
Parties
3 namedClaimant
Ms C Iddon
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningThe Tribunal dealt with the case under Rule 22 because the first respondent did not present a response and, on the file and the Secretary of State's legal submissions, it was able to determine the protective award claim without a hearing. The second respondent participated as statutory guarantor under Part XII of the Employment Rights Act 1996.
The Tribunal found that the first respondent employed over 20 employees at the claimant's site at 101 Old Hall Street, Liverpool, and that there was no recognised trade union for collective bargaining, consultation or negotiation with the workforce at either site. It found that on 22 August 2024 the employees were told at a meeting that the Solicitors Regulation Authority had ordered the first respondent to cease trading and that all employees were told to leave the premises.
On the information before it, the Tribunal found there had been no proper warning or notice and no consultation with the workforce, and that no employee representatives had been elected or appointed for consultation within section 188A of the 1992 Act. It therefore held that the first respondent was in breach of section 188 of the 1992 Act and that the claimant's section 189 complaint was well-founded.
The Tribunal also found it was not reasonably practicable for the claimant to start proceedings within the prescribed time limit, but that proceedings were started within a reasonable time thereafter. It ordered a protective award equivalent to remuneration for the maximum protected period of 90 days commencing on 22 August 2024, and stated that the Employment Protection (Recoupment of Jobseeker's Allowance and Income Support) Regulations 1996 applied.
Claims and outcomes
1 finding recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | Complaint under section 189 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 for failure to comply with the section 188 collective consultation requirements. The Tribunal made a protective award under section 189(3) for the maximum protected period of 90 days beginning on 22 August 2024. | Upheld | — | — |
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