Case 2500845/2021 · Employment Tribunal

Mr P Sibanda v Utility Alliance Limited (in Administration) — 2021

Case reference: 2500845/2021
Decision date: 22 December 2021
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Sweeney Case
Venue: Remotely

Indexed: 21 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Mr P Sibanda

Respondent

Utility Alliance Limited (in Administration)

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

Mr Sibanda’s claim was presented on 26 May 2021. The tribunal found that it was not reasonably practicable for him to present his complaint within the three months beginning with 12 February 2021, being the date on which the last dismissal to which the complaint related took effect, and that his presentation of the claim was within a further period that was reasonable.

For all of the claims listed in the schedule, the tribunal held that the complaint under section 189 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, namely that the respondent failed to comply with sections 188 and 188A, was well founded. The respondent was ordered to pay remuneration calculated under section 190 for the protected period.

The protected period was fixed at 90 days, running from 12 February 2021 to 13 May 2021. The judgment states that the Employment Protection (Recoupment of Jobseeker’s Allowance and Income Support) Regulations 1996 apply. No single monetary figure or per-claim breakdown is set out in the text provided.

Claims and outcomes

1 finding recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Other	Protective award complaint under section 189 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 for failure to comply with sections 188 and 188A. The tribunal also found, for Mr Sibanda, that it was not reasonably practicable to present the complaint within the initial three-month period under section 189(1) and that the claim was presented within a further reasonable period. No standalone monetary amount was stated in the judgment.	Upheld	—	—

Legal tests applied

4 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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