EMPLOYMENT APPEALS TRIBUNAL
APPEAL(S) OF: CASE NO.
John Heffernan -appellant RP109/2015
Against
Abs Safety Group -respondent
under
REDUNDANCY PAYMENTS ACTS 1967 TO 2007
I certify that the Tribunal
(Division of Tribunal)
Chairman: Mr. T. Ryan
Members: Mr G. Mc Auliffe
Mr N. Dowling
heard this appeal at Dublin on 8th April 2016
Representation:
Appellant(s) : In person
Respondent(s) : No appearance or representation on behalf of the respondent
The decision of the Tribunal was as follows:-
Preliminary issue:
Appeals under the Redundancy Payments Act, 1967 to 2007 must be submitted to the secretariat of the Employment Appeals Tribunal within fifty-two weeks of the appellant’s date of termination. Appeals, lodged after the aforesaid period but within the period of one hundred and four weeks from the date of dismissal, may be considered subject to the appellant demonstrating reasonable cause for the delay in furnishing such an application within the time limit.
The appellant’s date of termination was 31 August 2011 and the appeal was lodged with the Tribunal on 05 March 2015. Accordingly, the Tribunal has no jurisdiction to hear the appeal under the Redundancy Payments Acts, 1967 to 2007.
Sealed with the Seal of the
Employment Appeals Tribunal
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