Case 3305353/2023 · Employment Tribunal

Miss S Taylor v Qube Qualifications and Development Limited (in Creditors Voluntary Liquidation) and 1 other — 2025

Case reference: 3305353/2023
Decision date: 20 February 2025
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Judge: Employment Judge Shastri-Hurst Date

Indexed: 16 May 2026

Parties

3 named

Claimant

Miss S Taylor

Respondents

Key findings

Tribunal's reasoning

The Tribunal upheld a complaint that the first respondent failed to comply with its consultation obligations under s188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, finding that the premises at Bee House, Abingdon constituted an establishment and that no recognised trade union or appointed or elected employee representatives existed for the purposes of s188(1B). A protective award was made in favour of the claimant for the protected period of 90 days (12.86 weeks) beginning on 28 March 2023, valued at GBP 8,181.21.

The Tribunal further found the complaints of breach of contract in respect of notice pay, unauthorised deductions from wages for 1 to 28 March 2023, and holiday pay under regulations 14(2) and/or 16(1) of the Working Time Regulations 1998 to be well-founded, ordering payments of GBP 3,147.66 (6 weeks' net notice pay), GBP 2,538.48 (gross unpaid wages) and GBP 888.47 (1.4 weeks' holiday pay) respectively. Under s163 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 the claimant was determined to be entitled to a redundancy payment of 3,119.58 (currency symbol not printed in the judgment text).

The Tribunal directed that credit is to be given for any sums paid by the Redundancy Payments Service against the above figures. The judgment was approved by Employment Judge Shastri-Hurst and dated 20 February 2025.

Claims and outcomes

5 findings recorded

Claim type	Issue or finding	Outcome	Protected characteristic	Award
Other	Protective award under s188 TULR(C)A 1992 for failure to comply with collective consultation requirements; 90 days (12.86 weeks) from 28 March 2023.	Upheld	—	£8,181
Breach of contract	Notice pay; damages equivalent to 6 weeks' pay calculated using net pay.	Upheld	—	£3,148
Unlawful deduction from wages	Unauthorised deduction from wages in the period 1 to 28 March 2023; gross sum, claimant responsible for tax/NI.	Upheld	—	£2,538
Holiday pay	Failure to pay in accordance with regulations 14(2) and/or 16(1) of the Working Time Regulations 1998; 1.4 weeks.	Upheld	—	£888
Redundancy	Redundancy payment determined under s163 Employment Rights Act 1996. Judgment text shows the figure as '3,119.58' (currency symbol omitted in source).	Upheld	—	£3,120

Remedy

Monetary award

Total award: £17,875; across all upheld claims

Legal tests applied

5 references

Official outcome judgment PDF

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