Mr S Bleakley v And others as per attached schedule Ritchies H.G.V. Training Centre Limited (In Administration) — 2024

The Employment Judge issued a Rule 21 judgment on the available material because 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 23 September 2024. The tribunal accepted that the claimants could bring the complaint because it concerned a failure relating to the election of employee representatives and the claimants were employees dismissed as redundant.

The tribunal found that the respondent dismissed more than 20 employees at one establishment within a period of 90 days or less. It further found that the respondent failed to ensure that employee representatives were elected in accordance with s.188A and then failed to consult with them in accordance with s.188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.

On that basis, the complaint that the respondent failed to comply with sections 188 and 188A was well founded. The tribunal made a protective award in respect of the claimants dismissed as redundant at the respondent’s establishment at 60 Hobden Street, Glasgow, G21 4AQ. The protected period was stated to begin on 28 May 2024 and to last for 90 days. No monetary figure for the award was stated in the extracted text.