Miss M Corry v Thomas Cook Airlines Ltd (In Compulsory Liquidation) and 1 other — 2021

The Tribunal issued judgment under rule 21 because the first respondent had not presented a response, and the Official Receiver confirmed that the first respondent would not contest the protective award claim. The first respondent was in compulsory liquidation, and High Court permission had been granted for the claim to proceed.

The Tribunal found that Thomas Cook Airlines Limited employed more than 20 employees at the Manchester Airport site and that the claimant worked for Thomas Cook Airlines Limited. The first respondent entered compulsory liquidation on 23 September 2019, and the claimant was notified later that day that her employment was terminated with immediate effect.

The Tribunal found there had been no proper warning, notice, or consultation with recognised trade unions or with the claimant, and no employee representatives had been elected or appointed for consultation under section 188A of the 1992 Act. It held that the first respondent breached section 188 and made a protective award for the maximum protected period of 90 days beginning on 23 September 2019, subject to the recoupment regulations.