Unite the Union & Others (see attached schedule) v Swallowtail Print Limited (In Administration) and 1 other — 2026

Unite the Union's claim for a protective award on behalf of the members listed in the schedule succeeded against Swallowtail Print Limited (In Administration). The Tribunal found that the members worked at the establishment at 2 Drayton Industrial Estate, Taverham Road, Norwich, and were dismissed as redundant on or after 26 June 2025. Twenty or more employees at the establishment were made redundant or placed at risk of redundancy on or within 90 days of that date. The dismissals took place without any, or any adequate, consultation, so the first respondent failed to comply with section 188 of the Trade Union & Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.

The Tribunal found that the claims were presented within the time limit in section 189(5)(b), as the last dismissals occurred on 26 June 2025. The first respondent had filed no response; the Secretary of State for Business & Trade was included as statutory guarantor. Applying the principle that protective awards are punitive and should cover the maximum period unless circumstances make that unjust, the Tribunal awarded remuneration for a protected period of 90 days beginning on 26 June 2025. The Recoupment Regulations apply, and the judgment did not state a fixed monetary total.