Ms P Farmer v Oasis Fashions Limited (in administration) — 2022

The claimant was employed as a Market Manager and was dismissed on grounds of redundancy on 30 April 2020 after the respondent entered administration. She argued that the stores she oversaw should be treated together as one establishment, which would produce at least 20 employees and trigger collective consultation obligations.

The tribunal found that Glasgow Buchanan was an establishment and that the claimant was assigned to that store. It relied on matters including the store's own staff, manager, identity, location, stock and fixtures, and the claimant's contractual statement naming Glasgow Buchanan as her primary place of employment.

The tribunal found insufficient evidence to treat all stores within the claimant's responsibility as one establishment, and noted that the Market Manager group would not reach 20 employees. It concluded that the obligation to undertake collective consultation did not arise, so the claimant was not entitled to a protective award and the claim was dismissed.