I was made redundant on 20th January 2010 the Company was in administration, which had started about three weeks before the redundancies. The company was owned by three owners the split was 55% 25% 20%
One of the owners had placed a major order with the company prior to administration.
During the administration process they were also negotiating a possible take over of the whole business. On the 20th of January they withdrew their interest and the orders they had placed. We were asked to go to a central area and told that as of that moment due to these actions we (132 employees) were being made redundant. No prior consultation had taken place. The administrators did not make all employees redundant approx 48 were retained. I have lodged a claim for a Protective Award as there was no prior consultation. The 48 people were retained as the administrator said they were still seeking a buyer for part of the business. Surely they were legally bound to enter into a consultation to determine selection criteria for these 48 posts. The administrators are defending this claim. Ant advise would be most welcome.