Mr P Crosskill v Filmhouse Trading Limited (In Administration) — 2024

The Employment Judge issued judgment on the available material under rule 21 after no response was presented within the applicable time limit. The respondent was in administration, but the administrator had consented to the continuation of the proceedings by letter dated 18 January 2023.

The Tribunal held that the claimant was entitled to bring the claim because none of the situations in s.189(1)(a), (b) or (c) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 applied and the claimant was an employee dismissed as redundant. The complaint that the respondent failed to comply with s.188 of the 1992 Act was found to be well founded.

The Tribunal found that the respondent dismissed as redundant more than 20 employees at one establishment within a period of 90 days or less and failed to carry out any consultation at all with the appropriate representatives of affected employees in accordance with s.188. A protective award was made in respect of each claimant, with the protected period beginning on 6 October 2022 and lasting 90 days. The extracted text does not state a quantified sum for the award.