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Protective award definition

What does Protective award mean? A protective award is a tribunal-ordered payment to employees when an employer breaches statutory duties to inform and consult, typically on collective redundancies and (in the UK) certain TUPE transfers. In England & Wales and Scotland, the award is defined in legislation (Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 and the TUPE Regulations 2006). For collective redundancies, the Employment Tribunal sets a “protected period” of up to 90 days’ pay; for TUPE information/consultation failures, up to 13 weeks’ pay. The award is not based on individual loss and is often substantial where there was no meaningful consultation; the tribunal...

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Employment Tribunal ET3 defence precedent to trade union protective award claim: collective redundancy consultation and 'special circumstances' (s.188 TULRCA 1992) — England, Scotland and Wales

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[ Insert in para 6.1 of response form ET3: ]

  1. It is [ admitted OR not admitted OR denied ] that the Claimant is an independent trade union acknowledged by the Respondent in respect of [ insert particulars of the relevant bargaining unit for which the union is recognised, eg all hourly-paid employees at its plant in Cardiff ]. [ Insert a reply to the particulars of the dismissals stated in the claim. Sample text is provided at paragraphs 2 to 3 below...]
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