Industrial Tribunals Northern Ireland Decisions

THE INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNALS

 

 

CASE REF: 1162/16

 

CLAIMANT: Stephen Clyde

 

 

RESPONDENT: Christopher Boyd t/a Rocket & Relish

 

 

DECISION

 

 

(A)      The claimant's claim for notice pay is well-founded and the amount of any notice pay award will be decided upon during a remedies hearing if the claimant asks for such a hearing to be arranged.

 

(B)      The claimant's redundancy pay claim against the respondent is well-founded and it is declared that the respondent is liable to make a redundancy payment of £433 to the claimant.

 

 

 

Constitution of the Tribunal:

 

Employment Judge (sitting alone): Employment Judge Buggy

 

Appearances:

 

The claimant was self-represented.

 

The respondent was debarred from participating in the hearing because the respondent did not present a response within the relevant time-limit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASE REF: 1162/16

 

 

 

 

REASONS

 

1. I announced my decision at the end of the hearing. At the same time, I gave brief oral reasons for that decision.

 

2. This Decision is based on the following information:

 

Gross weekly pay: £289

 

Net weekly pay: £ n/a

 

Number of actual completed years of service: 2

 

Age on date of dismissal: 23

 

Multiplier (for redundancy pay): 1.5

 

3.     I am satisfied that it was not reasonably practicable for the notice pay claim to be made within the primary statutory time limit and that that claim was made within a reasonable period thereafter.

 

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

 

 

Employment Judge : _________________________

 

Date and place of hearing: 17 June 2016, Belfast

 

Date decision recorded in register and issued to parties: