Synthite Ltd

Case Summary

The 49 claimants, who were members of the Unite trade union, claimed the respondent made an inducement relating to collective bargaining in breach of section 154B Trade Union & Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. The tribunal found in favour of the claimants and ordered the respondent to pay each claimant £4,554.

The tribunal found that the respondent breached section 154B Trade Union & Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 by making an inducement relating to collective bargaining, and therefore ordered compensation to each of the 49 claimants.

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• •whether the respondent made an inducement relating to collective bargaining in breach of section 154B Trade Union & Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992

Case No: 1601383/2022 & Others 10.5 Reserved judgment with reasons – rule 62 March 2017 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Lead Claimant: Mr. R C Wilson Additional Claimants: See the table at paragraph 3 below Respondent: Synthite Ltd Heard at: Cardiff On: 6, 7, 8 and 9 November 2023 4 December 2023 - panel only deliberation Before: Employment Judge Cawthray Ms. Y Neves Mr. K Gotbi-Ravandi Representation Claimant: Mr. Rushton, Counsel Respondent: Mr. Grundy, Counsel RESERVED JUDGMENT The unanimous decision of the Tribunal is: The Respondent did make an inducement relating to collective bargaining in breach of section 154B Trade Union & Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. The Respondent is ordered to pay each claimant in the table at paragraph 3 below £4,554.00. REASONS Case No: 1601383/2022 & Others 10.5 Reserved judgment with reasons – rule 62 March 2017 Introduction 1. This claim is brought by 49 claimants against Synthite Ltd, the Respondent. The claimants are listed in the table at paragraph 3 below, and are referenced collectively as the Claimants throughout. 2. All the Claimants, at the material time, namely June 2022, were members of the trade union, Unite the Union, hereinafter referenced as the Union. 3. Mr. Robert Clive Wilson, known as Clive, is the Lead Claimant. 1601383/2022 Robert Clive Wilson 1601385/2022 Dean Andrews 1601386/2022 Wayne Barter 1601387/2022 Nerius Berlingis 1601388/2022 Michael Coleclough 1601389/2022 Kevin Davies 1601390/2022 Simon Davies 1601391/2022 Christopher Dobson 1601392/2022 Gordon Dodd 1601393/2022 Kieran Douglas 1601394/2022 Alan Ducker 1601395/2022 Phil Evans 1601396/2022 John Galeandro 1601397/2022 Neil Galeandro 1601398/2022 Mark Gee 1601399/2022 Gregory Homan-Russell 1601401/2022 Kieran Homersley 1601402/2022 Nathan Homersley 1601403/2022 David Johnson 1601…