ADJUDICATION OFFICER DECISION
Adjudication Reference: ADJ-00023020
Parties:
| Complainant | Respondent |
Anonymised Parties | Cashier | Bookmakers |
Representatives | Self represented | Not represented |
Complaints:
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-00029630-001 | 11/07/2019 |
Complaint seeking adjudication by the Workplace Relations Commission under Section 11 of the Minimum Notice & Terms of Employment Act, 1973 | CA-00029630-002 | 11/07/2019 |
Date of Adjudication Hearing: 24/09/2019
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Gaye Cunningham
Procedure:
In accordance with Section 41 of the Workplace Relations Act, 2015, Section 39 of the Redundancy Payments Act 1969 and Section 11 of the Minimum Notice & Terms of Employment Act 1973, following the referral of the complaints to me by the Director General, I inquired into the complaints and gave the parties an opportunity to be heard by me and to present to me any evidence relevant to the complaints.
Background:
The Complainant claims statutory redundancy payment. Her complaint under Minimum Notice was dealt with in Adjudication decision Adj-00020722. |
Summary of Complainant’s Case:
The Complainant was employed by the Respondent from 5th October 2015 until the shop closed without notice on 23rd March 2019. The Complainant seeks her statutory entitlement to redundancy payment as provided for in the Redundancy Payments Act 1969. |
Summary of Respondent’s Case:
The Respondent, having been notified of the date, time and venue for the hearing called to consider the claim, did not attend or send a representative. |
Decision:
Based on the Complainant’s uncontested evidence and on the basis that she was in insurable employment for the requisite period, I have decided that the Complainant is entitled to the sum of €4,291.20 statutory redundancy payment based on the following details:
Date of service: 5th October 2015 to 23rd March 2019
Service: 3.9 years
Gross Pay: €480 per week
Calculation: 2 weeks pay per year of service : 7.94 weeks
Plus 1 week (bonus week): 1.00
8.94 weeks X €480 : €4,291.20.
Dated: 03/10/19
Workplace Relations Commission Adjudication Officer: Gaye Cunningham
Key Words:
Redundancy statutory payment |