CASE REF: 240/06
CLAIMANT: Susan Shaw
RESPONDENTS: 1. Sami Ovadia
2. Choices Stores Limited (In Liquidation)
3. The Department for Employment & Learning Redundancy Payments Service
The decision of the tribunal is that the claimant is entitled to unpaid holiday pay in the sum of £195.60.
Constitution of Tribunal:
Chairman (sitting alone): Mr P Kinney
Appearances:
The claimant appeared in person.
The first-named respondent did not appear and was not represented.
The second-named respondent did not appear and was not represented.
The third-named respondent was represented by Miss K Dobbin, of the Department.
(a) Is the claimant entitled to unpaid holiday pay.
The claimant gave sworn evidence.
The claimant was employed by the second-named respondent. Her employment commenced on 17 August 2005 and terminated on 12 December 2005.
The claimant was advised of her terms of employment by the second-named respondent's Area Manager who advised her that her holiday entitlement was 20 days plus any days that the shopping centre was closed.
The claimant took no time off during her employment but was paid for five hours of holiday pay by the second-named respondent.
The claimant's entitlement is for 6.4 days of holiday pay against which she had received £43.20.
The tribunal finds that the claimant is entitled to payment of holiday pay in the sum of £195.60 from the second-named respondent.
Chairman:
Date and place of hearing: 6 November 2006, Belfast
Date decision recorded in register and issued to parties: