Industrial Tribunals Northern Ireland Decisions

THE INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNALS

 

CASE REF:  13393/20

 

CLAIMANT:                          British Air Line Pilots’ Association

 

RESPONDENT:                  Flybe Limited (In Administration)

 

 

 

JUDGMENT BY CONSENT

 

 

 

CONSTITUTION OF TRIBUNAL

 

Employment Judge (sitting alone):                   Employment Judge Hamill

                       

                                                                       

 

 

APPEARANCES:

 

The claimant was represented by Ms Rosemary Lundy of Arthur Cox Solicitors.

 

The respondent was represented by AM Hudson, Administrator.

 

 

1.         Pursuant to Regulation 59 of Schedule 1 to the Industrial Tribunals and Fair Employment Tribunal (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 it is ordered as follows:-

 

(1)          In accordance with Section 217(2) of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (“the 1996 Order”) the Industrial Tribunal makes a declaration that the respondent failed to comply with requirements of Article 216; and

 

(2)          By consent of the relevant parties, the Industrial Tribunal orders a protective award of 60 days’ pay in respect of all pilots falling within the recognised bargaining unit which are listed in Schedule 1 (attached) beginning on the date of their dismissal.

 

(3)          Subject to the normal categories of preferential debts set out in Schedule 6 of the Insolvency Act 1986, any payments made by the respondent (rather than the Secretary of State) pursuant to this judgment will be paid as an unsecured dividend.

 

(4)          No Order as to costs.

 

 

 

2.         This is a relevant decision for the purposes of the Industrial Tribunals (Interest) Order (Northern Ireland) 1990.

 

 

 

Employment Judge:

 

 

Date: 26 July 2021

 

 

This judgment was entered in the register and issued to the parties on:

IN THE OFFICE OF THE INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNALS

AND THE FAIR EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL

           

CLAIM NUMBER: 13393/20IT

           

 

BETWEEN:

 

 

 

BRITISH AIR LINE PILOT’S ASSOCIATION

Claimant

 

-and-

 

FLYBE LIMITED (IN ADMINISTRATION)

Respondent

 

 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE 1 OF JUDGMENT BY CONSENT

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No.	Forename	Surname	Base
	Peter	Donnelly	BHD
	Stephen	Gillan	BHD
	Michael	Montgomery	BHD
	Victor	Henning	BHD
	Howard	Courtenage	BHD
	Ryan	Phillips	BHD
	Christopher	Jones	BHD
	James	Brown	BHD
	Aidan	O'neill	BHD
	Daniel	Spragg	BHD
	Nigel	Lowry	BHD
	David	Killen	BHD
	Robin	Lewis	BHD
	Warren	McBride	BHD
	Peter	Amos	BHD
	Dan	Greening	BHD
	David	Crowe	BHD
	Andrew	Yates	BHD
	Tim	Magill	BHD
	Daniel	Filmer	BHD
	Stephen	Irwin	BHD
	Jose	Goncalves Pereira	BHD
	Katie	Maclennan	BHD
	James	Clay	BHD
	Mirko	Scholten	BHD
	Anna	Van Noordenne	BHD
	David	Sanchez Manso	BHD
	Adam	Mauseth	BHD
	Matthew	Giles	BHD
	Stuart	Mcconachie	BHD
	Jonathan	Travers-Hind	BHD
	Stephen	Lynn	BHD
	Christopher	Mccabe	BHD
	Michael	Mckinley-Good	BHD
	Martin	Scullion	BHD
	Barry	Mcerlean	BHD
	Ryan	Madden	BHD
	David	Walsh	BHD
	Mohamed	Ali	BHD
	Mohammed	Ali	BHD
	Ben	Cornwell	BHD
	Hugo	Clarke-Wing	BHD
	Paul	Lambert	BHD