Coco Lighting Ltd (in voluntary liquidation)

Case Summary

The Tribunal makes a protective award in respect of the Claimants listed in the Schedule, being employees of the Respondent who were dismissed as redundant on 20 January 2025. The Respondent is ordered to pay the Claimants remuneration for the protected period of 90 days beginning on 20 January 2025.

The tribunal found that the respondent failed to comply with section 188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, which requires consultation before redundant dismissals. As a result, a protective award of 90 days' remuneration was made in favour of the claimants.

• •The complaint that the Respondent failed to comply with the requirements of section 188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992("the 1992 Act") is well founded

1 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Simon Allpress and 15 further Claimants as per the Schedule Respondent: Coco Lighting Limited (in voluntary liquidation) Heard at: London East Hearing Centre (by CVP) On: Before: 27 November 2025 Employment Judge Carpenter Appearances: For the Claimants: Mr J Thompson, Griffin Legal LLP For the Respondent: Did not attend JUDGMENT The judgment of the Tribunal is as follows: 1. The complaint that the Respondent failed to comply with the requirements of section 188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992(“the 1992 Act”) is well founded. 2. The Tribunal makes a protective award in respect of the Claimants listed in the Schedule to this Judgment, being employees of the Respondent who were dismissed as redundant on 20 January 2025. 3. The Respondent is ordered by way of protective award under section 189(3) of the 1992 Act to pay the Claimants remuneration for the protected period of 90 days beginning on 20 January 2025. 4. The Employment Protection (Recoupment of Jobseeker’s Allowance & Income Support) Regulations 1996 apply and attention is drawn to the Annex to this judgment. 2 Approved by: Employment Judge Carpenter Dated: 27 November 2025 SCHEDULE OF CLAIMANTS 1. Simon Allpress 2. Patricia Apps 3. Shane Apps 4. Victoria Chambers 5. Donna Chapman 6. John Chapman 7. Kevin Cooper 8. Tom Gayler 9. Glenn Hildyard 10. Timothy Lisseman 11. Robert Mckay 12. Gavin Norsworthy 13. Julie Owen 14. Geraldine Peaston 15. Karl Polson 16. Tony Stones Note Reasons for the judgment were given orally at the hearing. Written reasons will not be provided unless a party asked for them at the hearing or a party makes a written request within 14 days of the sending of this written record of the decision. Public access to employment tribunal decisions Judgments (apart from judgme…