Case 3306042/2024 · Employment Tribunal
Miss Muriel Alexandra Long v First Respondent: Patrick James Long, William Stephen Long & the personal — 2025
- Case reference
- 3306042/2024
- Decision date
- 13 March 2025
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge Skehan Appearances
Parties
2 namedClaimant
Miss Muriel Alexandra Long
Key findings
Tribunal's reasoningMiss Muriel Alexandra Long did not attend and was not represented. The tribunal recorded that her claim formed part of a multiple claim concerning workers at Lutton Farm. It found that all claimants in claim numbers 3306035/2024 to 3306065/2024 were employed at the Lutton Farm establishment, that the claimant was made redundant on or before 3 May 2024, that there was no recognised trade union or elected employee representatives at the establishment, and that 20 or more employees were placed at risk of redundancy within 90 days of 11 April 2024.
On that basis, the tribunal held that the respondents had failed to comply with section 188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 and that the claimant's protective award claim under section 189 succeeded. It said there was no reason to depart from the principle that protective awards are punitive and should be for the maximum period unless there are circumstances making it just not to do so, and it adopted 11 April 2024 as the start date. The tribunal therefore made a protective award for remuneration for the protected period of 90 days, and recorded that the Recoupment Regulations apply.
The remainder of the claimant's claims were dismissed. The tribunal said it was unable to calculate any unauthorised deduction from wages claim or statutory redundancy pay claim because the claimant had not complied with the directions of 13 March 2025 requiring further information, and dismissed that claim under Rule 47. The claim against the Sixth Respondent, the Secretary of State, was not finally determined in this judgment and was to be listed for a case management hearing.
Claims and outcomes
2 findings recorded| Claim type | Issue or finding | Outcome | Protected characteristic | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trade union | Protective award claim under s.189 TULRCA succeeded against the First to Fifth Respondents. The tribunal found a failure to comply with s.188 TULRCA, no recognised trade union or elected employee representatives at the Lutton Farm establishment, and that 20 or more employees were at risk of redundancy within 90 days beginning on 11 April 2024. The protected period was set at 90 days and the Recoupment Regulations apply. | Upheld | — | — |
| Redundancy | The tribunal said it was unable to calculate any unauthorised deduction from wages claim or statutory redundancy pay claim because the claimant did not comply with directions dated 13 March 2025 requiring further information. The money claim was dismissed under Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Rules 2024. | Dismissed | — | — |
Legal tests applied
4 references- s.188 TULRCA
- s.189 TULRCA
- s.189(5)(b) TULRCA
- Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Rules 2024
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