Miss A Barrie & others v Represented by: Daniel Cook Representative, Usdaw Meridian Realisations Limited — 2021

The claimants brought proceedings against their former employer, Meridian Realisations Limited (formerly Mackays Stores Limited), which was in administration. The administrator consented to the proceedings continuing, and the parties later reached agreement. All parties confirmed consent to judgment being issued under Rule 64 of the Employment Tribunals (Rules of Constitution and Procedure) Regulations 2013.

The tribunal recorded that Meridian Realisations Limited (in administration) failed to comply adequately with the requirement in section 188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. On that basis, the claim for a protective award under section 189 of that Act succeeded.

The tribunal ordered the respondent to pay remuneration, described in the judgment as a protective award, to the claimants named in the attached schedule for a protected period of 56 days beginning on 4 August 2020, being the date on which the first of the dismissals to which the complaint related took effect. The judgment does not set out a separate monetary total in the extracted text.

The tribunal made no order for expenses, stating that each party should bear its own expenses in relation to the claims in the schedule.