FULL RECOMMENDATION
SECTION 20(1), INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT, 1969 PARTIES : PARK HOUSE STUD - AND - A WORKER (REPRESENTED BY IL MEDIATION CENTRE) DIVISION : Chairman: Mr Foley Employer Member: Ms Connolly Worker Member: Ms Treacy |
1. Redundancy and Terms of Employment.
BACKGROUND:
2. The case before the Court concerns a dispute between the Claimant and his former Employer in relation to alleged outstanding redundancy payments owing to the Claimant since the termination of his employment with the Employer in 2015. The Employer disputes the Claimant's claim arguing that there is no outstanding redundancy payments owed to the Claimant.
On the 1st June, 2018 the Claimant referred the issue to the Labour Court, in accordance with Section 20(1) of the Industrial Relations Act, 1969. A Labour Court hearing took place on the 11th September, 2018.
The Claimant agreed to be bound by the Court’s Recommendation.
RECOMMENDATION:
The court has given very careful consideration to the written and oral submissions of the parties.
The Court takes note of the extensive delay in the making of the within complaint. The Court notes that a range of complaints were made to the Workplace Relations Commission by the Claimant’s representative on his behalf. The Claimant’s representative was unable to clarify to the Court whether a complaint as regards entitlement under the Redundancy Payments Acts had been initiated or what the status of any such complaint is at this time.
In all of the circumstances of this matter and having regard to matters referred to above the Court is unable to find in favour of the Claimant.
The Court so recommends.
Signed on behalf of the Labour Court
Kevin Foley
1st October 2018______________________
SCChairman
NOTE
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