Riverside Rooms Catering Company Ltd (in Voluntary Liquidation)

Case Summary

The claimant brought claims for redundancy payment and unpaid accrued holiday pay against her former employer, which was in voluntary liquidation. Both the claimant and respondent failed to attend the hearing scheduled for 13 March 2026. The tribunal dismissed the claims under rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 due to the claimant's non-attendance, with leave for reconsideration if the claimant supplies necessary salary and redundancy figures.

The claimant failed to attend the hearing scheduled for 13 March 2026 and did not provide figures for salary, unpaid holiday pay, or redundancy payment required to determine the claims. The tribunal exercised its discretion under rule 47 to dismiss the claims in the interests of justice, while permitting reconsideration if the claimant subsequently supplies the necessary financial information.

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• •Whether claimant entitled to redundancy payment
• •Whether claimant entitled to unpaid accrued holiday pay
• •Employer in creditors' voluntary liquidation

1 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant Respondent Miss M Robson Hall v Riverside Rooms Catering Company Limited (in Voluntary Liquidation) Heard at: Watford, via Cloud Video Platform (“CVP”) On: 13 March 2026 Before: Employment Judge Hyams, sitting alone Appearances: For the claimant: Not present or represented For the respondent: Not present or represented JUDGMENT The claimant’s claims with the above case number (they are for a redundancy payment and unpaid accrued holiday pay) are dismissed under rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024. REASONS 1 The claims made in these proceedings are for a redundancy payment and unpaid accrued holiday pay. The respondent was in creditors’ voluntary liquidation, and the claimant had been asked (at the direction of Employment Judge Warren) in a letter dated 22 January 2026 from the tribunal, “As your former employer is insolvent, have you applied to the Insolvency Service for your redundancy payment?” 2 2 For whatever reason, the claimant did not attend the start of the hearing to determine her claims which was listed to take place on 13 March 2026 and which I conducted. Nor did the claimant’s former employer, which I treat as the only respondent, as neither of the two persons whose names were on the claim form as respondents, but whose address was the name of the employer (“Riverside Rooms Catering Company limited”) followed by the place at which the claimant worked, was responsible for paying the claimant’s wages. The respondent had informed the tribunal of its intention not to attend in an email sent on Thursday 12 March 2026 by the insolvency practitioners who were the appointed liquidator of the respondent. 3 I waited until 10.30am on 13 March 2026 before concluding that the claimant was also not going to attend the hearing. 4 In the circumstances, rule 47 of the Employment Tri…