Mrs C Stout and others (see schedule) v Queensmead School Limited (in company voluntary arrangement) v — 2023

The judgment was made by consent under rule 64 of the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure 2013. It records that the claimants in the Schedule were employed by Queensmead School Limited, that the respondent's joint administrators were appointed on 8 April 2019, and that the respondent later entered a company voluntary arrangement on 23 March 2021. The claimants were dismissed on 31 January 2019 by reason of redundancy.

The claimants brought a complaint under section 189 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 seeking a protective award for failure to consult under sections 188 and 188A. The tribunal recorded that the claimants listed in the Schedule were assigned to an establishment where 20 or more redundancies were proposed within a 90-day period, and that the respondent did not fully inform and consult with them in accordance with those provisions. A protective award was made for a protected period of 90 days, running from the termination date.

The tribunal also made an order for a statutory redundancy payment in favour of Patricia Keen in the amount of £3,810. The judgment states that this was calculated by reference to her date of birth, her start date of 1 September 2013, the redundancy date of 31 January 2019, and a weekly gross rate of pay of £538.46. The judgment further records that there was no order for costs or fees and that the claims in the Schedule were extinguished in their entirety by the consent judgment. It also notes that the Recoupment Regulations apply.