Mr S Woods v Roadbridge UK Ltd – In Administration — 2022

This was a consent judgment in the Employment Tribunal under Rule 64. The tribunal held that Roadbridge UK Ltd - In Administration failed to comply with its obligations under sections 188A and 188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. It therefore made a protective award under section 189 in favour of the claimants.

The agreed findings recorded that the lead claimant, Sean Woods, was one of approximately 300 employees. All were dismissed by reason of redundancy on 16 March 2022. The claimants were not consulted about the impending closure of the company, there was no recognised trade union in the workplace, and there were no other representative bodies with authority to consult with the employer on the employees' behalf.

The tribunal found that, before the redundancies, the respondent failed to consult appropriate representatives of the employees who might be affected by the proposed dismissals. It also found that there were no special circumstances making consultation not reasonably practicable, and that the respondent took no reasonable steps towards compliance with the consultation requirement.

The tribunal recorded that the claimants were all made redundant on 16 March 2022 and ordered the respondent to pay remuneration for the agreed protection period of 8 weeks starting on that date. The judgment does not state a monetary total in the extracted text.