Industrial Tribunals Northern Ireland Decisions

THE INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNALS

 

CASE REF:  1931/10

 

 

 

CLAIMANT:                          Joseph Quinn

 

 

RESPONDENT:                  Thomas McCartney

 

 

 

DECISION

The claimant’s claim in respect of notice pay is well-founded and it is ordered that the respondent shall pay to the claimant the sum of £803 in respect of notice pay.

 

Constitution of Tribunal:

Chairman (sitting alone):             Mr Paul Buggy

 

           

Appearances:

The claimant was self-represented.

 

There was no appearance on behalf of the respondent.

 

 

 

REASONS

 

1.         The claimant is one of a group of former employees of the respondent who are making notice pay claims.  That group of claimants consists of the following:

 

(1)                   Richard McErlean

(2)                   Martin King

(3)                   Joseph Quinn

(4)                   Paul McLaughlin

(5)                   Terence Stewart

(6)                   Owen Monaghan

 

2.                  All of that group of claimants, with the exception of Mr Monaghan, were present at this hearing.  All those (claimants) who were present gave evidence in this case.

3.                  At the end of the hearing of this case, I announced my decision.  I also gave oral reasons, at that time, for this decision.  Accordingly, what follows is by way of summary only.

 

4.                  On the basis of the oral testimony which I received, and on the basis of the documentary evidence, I was satisfied as to the following.

5.                  This claimant was employed by the respondent, and was dismissed with effect from 21 April 2010.

6.                  I am satisfied that this claimant was dismissed by reason of redundancy and that no notice, or notice pay, was given to the claimant.

7.                  Although the respondent had, some months earlier, provided the claimant with notification of a potential dismissal, that notification was not current by the time of the claimant’s actual dismissal. (The notifications of dismissal, which I have seen, and which were provided by the respondent to the Department for Employment and Learning, all have expiry dates in January 2010 or earlier).

8.                  I am satisfied that this claimant was entitled to notice of dismissal, or to pay in lieu of notice, and that this claimant received no such notice.  I am satisfied that, as a result of that lack of notice, the claimant’s net loss (based on the claimant’s net pay while in the respondent’s employment, minus the amount of any post-dismissal earnings during the notice period, and minus also the amount of any social security benefits received, or receivable, by the claimant during the notice period) was as specified above.

8.         This is a relevant decision for the purposes of the Industrial Tribunals (Interest) Order (Northern Ireland) 1990.

 

 

 

 

 

Chairman:

 

 

Date and place of hearing:          22 March 2011, Belfast.    

 

 

Date decision recorded in register and issued to parties: