Case 2501389/2020 · Employment Tribunal

Mr Robert Rogers [First claimant] Mr Colin David Mordue [Second claimant] v Pipetawse Limited (in administration) Heard: Remotely (by video link) — 2021

Case reference: 2501389/2020
Decision date: 27 August 2021
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge S Shore Appearances

Indexed: 23 May 2026

Parties

2 named

Claimant

Mr Robert Rogers [First claimant] Mr Colin David Mordue [Second claimant]

Respondent

Pipetawse Limited (in administration) Heard: Remotely (by video link)

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The Tribunal held that Robert Rogers' complaint under section 188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 was well-founded and made a protective award under section 189(3). The protected period was 90 days beginning on 6 April 2020 and ending on 5 July 2020. The judgment also records that the Employment Protection (Recoupment of Jobseekers Allowance and Income Support) Regulations 1996 applied to the award.

The Tribunal upheld Rogers' breach of contract claims for underpayment of notice pay and underpayment of redundancy pay. It ordered payment of £168.56 gross for notice pay and £1,974.60 for the redundancy pay shortfall, the latter being the difference between his contractual entitlement calculated by reference to his usual gross weekly pay and the amount calculated and paid by the Insolvency Service using the £538 weekly cap.

Rogers' unfair dismissal claim and his unauthorised deduction of wages claim concerning notice pay were dismissed upon withdrawal. The second claimant, Colin David Mordue, did not attend the hearing and had filed no witness statement, so all of his claims were dismissed.

Claims and outcomes

6 findings recorded

This case has mixed outcomes under at least one legal claim type. A tribunal can uphold some allegations and dismiss others under the same legal head, so rows below may represent separate issues or allegation groups from the judgment.

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Other	Complaint under sections 188 and 188A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 was well-founded; the Tribunal made a 90-day protective award beginning on 6 April 2020 and ending on 5 July 2020. The extracted text does not state a cash amount for the award.	Upheld	—	—
Breach of contract	Underpayment of notice pay succeeded; the respondent was ordered to pay £168.56 gross before deduction of tax and National Insurance.	Upheld	—	£169
Breach of contract	Underpayment of redundancy pay succeeded; the respondent was ordered to pay £1,974.60, being the difference between the claimant's contractual entitlement and the amount calculated by the Insolvency Service using the £538 weekly cap.	Upheld	—	£1,975
Unfair dismissal	The Tribunal records that this claim was dismissed upon withdrawal.	Withdrawn	—	—
Unlawful deduction from wages	The claim relating to failure to pay notice pay was dismissed upon withdrawal.	Withdrawn	—	—
Other

Legal tests applied

4 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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