Monarch Airlines

Protective Award cases members of our Employment team have acted on: Monarch Airlines

Monarch Airlines made almost 2000 employees redundant with immediate effect on 2^nd October 2017 after falling into administration which also left around 110,000 passengers stranded abroad.

Monarch Airlines was reportedly the biggest UK airline to ever enter administration.

Under s.188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consultation) Act 1992 (TULRCA), an employer is obligated to collectively consult with its employees when proposing to make redundancies. Where an employer proposes to make redundant between 20-99 employees, they must consult with those employees over a period of 30 days. Where an employer proposes to make 100 or more employees redundant, the consultation period is 45 days. Failure to consult entitles the employees to a Protective Award- punitive damages of up to 90 days’ pay.

Carl Moran and Hannah Durham acted for hundreds of employees in bringing a Protective Award claim as none of the former employees received any of the required consultation.

The case concluded in 2019 with each Claimant being award the maximum award.