ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION
Adjudication Decision Reference: ADJ-00000536
Complaint(s)/Dispute(s) for Resolution:
Act | Complaint/Dispute Reference No. | Date of Receipt |
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under Section 39 of the Redundancy Payments Act, 1967 | CA-00000731-001 | 10/11/2015 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 22/02/2016
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Michael McEntee
Procedure:
In accordance with Section 41(4) of the Workplace Relations Act, 2015 and Section 39 of the Redundancy payments Act ,1967 following the referral of the complaint(s)/dispute(s) to me by the Director General, I inquired into the complaint/dispute and gave the parties an opportunity to be heard by me and to present to me any evidence relevant to the complaint/dispute.
Complainant’s Submission and Presentation:
The accountant refuse to apply for my social welfare as he is owed money from Respondent Childcare Company . At the oral hearing it was clarified that the issue was that the Complainant had not received her Statutory Redundancy payment. |
Respondent’s Submission and Presentation:
None received.
Decision:
Section 41(4) of the Workplace Relations Act 2015 requires that I make a decision in relation to the complaint(s)/dispute(s) in accordance with the relevant redress provisions under Schedule 6 of that Act and Section 39 of the Redundancy payments Act ,1967
Issues for Decision:
Was the Complainant entitled to a Statutory Redundancy Payment ?
Legislation involved and requirements of legislation:
Redundancy Payments Act ,1967
Decision:
Having reviewed the evidence presented I am satisfied that the Complainant has satisfied the requirements of the Redundancy Payments Act ,1967 and accordingly is due her statutory payment for the period of her employment 01/01/2010 to the 02/10/2015.
I direct that it be paid forthwith.
Dated: 2nd June 2016