Industrial Tribunals Northern Ireland Decisions

Doris & Anor v Floor Store Distribution Ltd (763/02 Redundancy) [2003] NIIT 726_02 (21 January 2003)

THE INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNALS

CASE REFS: 726/02

763/02

APPLICANTS: 1. Johanna Doris

2. Celine Flanagan

RESPONDENT: Floor Store Distribution Limited

DECISION

SUMMARY REASONS

It is the unanimous decision of the Tribunal that both applications be dismissed. Neither applicant appeared to formally prove her case to the tribunal, and in the light of this lack of formal proof that a redundancy situation even existed in respect of this respondent, the tribunal has no alternative but to dismiss these applications.

Appearances:

Neither the applicants nor the respondents appeared. The applicants filed Originating Applications and these were considered pursuant to the provisions of Rule 9(3) of the Industrial Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996.

1. The tribunal considered the terms of both the Originating Applications, and has found that there is insufficient evidence before it in the applications, to enable it to consider whether or not a redundancy situation even existed in respect of this respondent.
2. As such, the tribunal considers that it has no alternative but to dismiss the applicants' Originating Applications.

Chairman:

Date and place of hearing: 21 January 2003, Belfast

Date decision recorded in register and issued to parties: