Industrial Tribunals Northern Ireland Decisions

THE INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNALS

 

 

CASE REF: 281/16

 

                                     

CLAIMANT:                Laura McTernan

 

 

RESPONDENT:      Geraldine Kelly

 

 

DECISION

 

(A)     The correct title of the Respondent is Geraldine Kelly trading as New Hope Nursery, and the title is amended accordingly.

 

(B)     The claimant’s redundancy pay claim against the respondent is well-founded and it is declared that the respondent is liable to make a redundancy payment of £650 to the claimant.

 

 

Constitution of the Tribunal:

 

Employment Judge (sitting alone): Employment Judge McCaffrey

 

Appearances:

 

The claimant was self-represented.

 

The respondent was debarred from participating in the hearing because the respondent did not present a response within the relevant time-limit.

 

 

                                                               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASE REF: 281/16

 

 

 

 

REASONS

 

1. I announced my decision at the end of the hearing.  At the same time, I gave brief oral reasons for that decision.

 

2. This Decision is based on the following information:

 

Gross weekly pay: £130.00

 

Net weekly pay: £130.00

 

Number of actual completed years of service: 5

 

Age on date of dismissal: 29

 

Multiplier (for redundancy pay): 5

 

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

 

 

Employment Judge: _________________________

 

Date and place of hearing: 15 April 2016, Belfast

 

Date decision recorded in register and issued to parties: