Number:4102788/2025 Mr C Hughes v Adarma Limited (In Administration) — 2025

Employment Judge Eccles Case issued the judgment under rule 22 on the available material. The tribunal held that the claimant was entitled to bring the claim because it concerned a failure relating to the election of employee representatives and he was an employee dismissed as redundant. No response was presented within the applicable time limit, and the administrator consented to the continuation of the proceedings by letter dated 6 August 2025.

The tribunal found that the respondent, Adarma Limited (in administration), dismissed more than 100 employees as redundant at one establishment within 45 days or less. It found that the claimant was dismissed as redundant on 14 July 2025 at the respondent's establishment at 3rd Floor, Quay 1, 133 Fountainbridge, EH3 9QG. The tribunal further found that the respondent failed to ensure that employee representatives were elected in accordance with section 188A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 and then failed to consult with them in accordance with section 188 of that Act.

The complaint that the respondent failed to comply with sections 188 and 188A was held well founded. The tribunal accordingly made a protective award in respect of the claimant and ordered the respondent to pay remuneration for a protected period of 90 days beginning on 14 July 2025. The extracted judgment does not state a separate monetary sum for the award, only the protected period for which remuneration is payable.