Mrs S Giles v Qube Qualifications and Development Ltd (in Creditors Voluntary Liquidation and 1 other — 2025

The tribunal found that the first respondent's premises in Abingdon constituted an establishment for the purposes of s188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, and that there was no recognised trade union or appointed or elected employee representatives. The complaint that the respondent failed to comply with the s188 consultation requirement was upheld, and a protective award was made in the claimant's favour for the 90-day protected period beginning 28 March 2023, totalling £6,801.01.

The tribunal further found the claimant's complaints of breach of contract in respect of notice pay, and of unpaid holiday pay under regulations 14(2) and/or 16(1) of the Working Time Regulations 1998, to be well-founded, awarding £1,793.84 (4 weeks' net pay) and £687.51 respectively. Under s163 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 the tribunal also determined that the claimant was entitled to a redundancy payment of £1,586.55.

The judgment directs that credit is to be given for sums paid by the Redundancy Payments Service in relation to notice pay, holiday pay and redundancy pay. The judgment is short-form and does not set out detailed reasons or address remedy components such as a basic or compensatory award separately.