PW619/2012

EMPLOYMENT APPEALS TRIBUNAL

APPEAL(S) OF:                                                                                                  CASE NO.

EMPLOYEE - appellant                                                                                  

                                                                                                                               PW619/2012

against the decision of the Rights Commissioner in the case of:

EMPLOYER - respondent

under

PAYMENT OF WAGES ACT, 1991

I certify that the Tribunal

(Division of Tribunal)

Chairman:   Ms P. McGrath B.L.

Members:     Mr T. O'Grady

                    Mr F. Keoghan

heard this appeal at Dublin on 5th November 2013

Representation:

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Appellant(s) :       M E Hanahoe, Solicitors, Sunlight Chambers, 21 Parliament

                              Street, Dublin 2

Respondent(s) :   No appearance by or on behalf of respondent

This case came before the Tribunal by way of an appeal by the employer (appellant) against the decision of the Rights Commissioner (r-119804-pw-12) under the Payment of Wages Act, 1991.

Determination

The Tribunal is satisfied that both parties were properly on notice of the hearing. There was no appearance by the respondent at the hearing. The Tribunal considered the uncontested evidence of the appellant employer in the course of this de novo hearing. The Tribunal notes that the employee herein has since been made redundant and has received her redundancy entitlements. The Tribunal is satisfied that the employer has not breached the provisions of the Payment of Wages Act, 1991 and in those circumstances allows the appeal and upsets the decision of the Rights Commissioner.

Sealed with the Seal of the

Employment Appeals Tribunal

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