THE INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNALS

CASE REF:	560/13

CLAIMANT:			Patrick Doyle

RESPONDENT:	Redundancy Payments Service, Department for Employment & Learning

DECISION
My decision is set out at Paragraph 1. below. 

Constitution of Tribunal:
Chairman (sitting alone):		Mr D Buchanan
Appearances:
The claimant appeared in person and was not represented.
The respondent was represented by Mr Peter Curran of Redundancy Payments Service.

1.	The claimant’s claim for a redundancy payment from the National Insurance Fund is refused.  I am not satisfied he was an employee within the meaning of Article 3 of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996.

2.	Reasons for my decision were given at the hearing.

Chairman:

Date and place of hearing:	5 June 2013, Belfast

Date decision recorded in register and issued to parties: