Claimant v Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Outcome
Individual claims
Tribunal declared that Sophisticated Solutions Ltd is liable to pay a redundancy payment to Mrs H Costick. The Secretary of State was ordered to pay the statutory redundancy sum as the employer is insolvent.
Tribunal found arrears of pay were owed to Miss N Costick (£473.19) and Mrs H Costick (£90.21) and ordered the Secretary of State to make payments under section 182 ERA 1996 due to employer insolvency.
Facts
Three claimants brought claims against the Secretary of State for Business and Trade following the insolvency of their employer, Sophisticated Solutions Ltd. Miss D Read did not attend the hearing. Miss N Costick and Mrs H Costick attended in person seeking redundancy payments and arrears of pay. The Secretary of State did not attend but relied on written submissions.
Decision
The tribunal dismissed Miss D Read's claim under Rule 47 for non-attendance. The tribunal declared Sophisticated Solutions Ltd liable to pay redundancy to Mrs H Costick and ordered the Secretary of State to pay £619.14 redundancy payment. The tribunal also ordered the Secretary of State to pay arrears of £473.19 to Miss N Costick and £90.21 to Mrs H Costick under section 182 ERA 1996.
Practical note
Claims against the Secretary of State under the insolvency provisions of ERA 1996 provide an effective route for employees to recover redundancy payments and arrears when their employer becomes insolvent.
Award breakdown
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 1401603/2024
- Decision date
- 1 April 2025
- Hearing type
- full merits
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- central government
- Represented
- No
Employment details
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No