Claimant v Seventynine Lightning Limited (In Administration)
Outcome
Individual claims
The tribunal found the First Respondent wholly failed to inform or consult its employees before making them redundant and offered no explanation for that failure. This constituted a serious default justifying the maximum protective award of 90 days.
Facts
Seventynine Lightning Limited entered administration and made 22 employees redundant on or around 3 October 2024. The company wholly failed to inform or consult with the affected employees before the redundancies occurred and offered no explanation for this failure. Neither the company nor the Secretary of State attended the tribunal hearing.
Decision
The tribunal found the protective award claims well founded and awarded the maximum period of 90 days pay. The tribunal determined this was just and equitable given the seriousness of the default, with the employer having completely failed to comply with consultation obligations and providing no explanation.
Practical note
Employers who wholly fail to inform or consult employees before collective redundancies, particularly when in administration, can expect tribunals to award the maximum 90-day protective award where no explanation is offered for the breach.
Case details
- Case number
- 1400005/2025
- Decision date
- 24 August 2025
- Hearing type
- full merits
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- other
- Represented
- No
Claimant representation
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- barrister