Case 2502301/2022 · Employment Tribunal

Mr J Watson & others (please see attached schedule) v Harpers Environmental Limited and 2 others — 2023

Case reference: 2502301/2022
Decision date: 10 January 2023
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Johnson Date

Indexed: 23 May 2026

Parties

4 named

Claimant

Mr J Watson & others (please see attached schedule)

Respondents

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

By judgment under Rule 21, the tribunal found that the first respondent failed to comply with a requirement of section 188 or section 188A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, and held that the complaint was well founded. The judgment applies to the claimants listed in the attached schedule.

The tribunal ordered the first respondent to pay remuneration calculated in accordance with section 190 TULRCA 1992 for the protected period, which it identified as 31 August 2022 to 29 November 2022. It also recorded that the Employment Protection (Recoupment of Jobseeker's Allowance and Income Support) Regulations 1996 apply, including the respondent's duty to provide information to the Secretary of State and the postponement mechanism for recoupment, but the extracted text does not state the monetary amount of the award.

Claims and outcomes

1 finding recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Other	Protective award / collective consultation complaint under s.188 or s.188A TULRCA 1992; the judgment orders remuneration under s.190 but does not state the amount in the extracted text.	Upheld	—	—

Legal tests applied

4 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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