1. Unite the Union & 17 others 2. Mr C Cannon 3. Mr K Kafno 4. Mr G Pulford v Hallam Plastics Ltd (in administration) and 1 other — 2019

The Tribunal dismissed the claims of Mr Kafno and Mr Pulford after they did not attend the hearing, having previously been warned that non-attendance could lead to dismissal under rule 47. Mr Cannon's claim was also dismissed because his normal time limit expired on 23 December 2018, his claim was presented on 13 March 2019, and the Tribunal found no basis to extend time or allow him to rely on Unite's claim form.

The Tribunal found that Unite was the recognised trade union for shop floor workers at Hallam Plastics Ltd. The workforce had been told that administrators had been appointed, and Unite contacted the administrator before the redundancies, reminding him of the collective consultation obligations and offering to meet.

On 24 September 2018 staff were told they were being made redundant with immediate effect and that the business was closing. The Tribunal found that the required information had not been provided to Unite and that no collective consultation had taken place, so there was no basis for reducing the protective award from 90 days' pay per employee. It also accepted evidence that employees with more than five years' service had a contractual right to four weeks' contractual redundancy pay.