Industrial Tribunals Northern Ireland Decisions

THE INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNALS

 

 

CASE REF: 1748/16

1749/16

 

 

CLAIMANT: Ashley Knight

 

 

RESPONDENTS: 1. Arena Fitness Limited

2. Gerrard McManus

3. Micke Rice

 

DECISION

 

 

(A)      I am satisfied that the correct title of the first named respondent (referred to below as "the Company") is as stated above and the title of the proceedings has been amended accordingly.

(B)      The claimant's redundancy pay claim against the Company is well-founded. It is declared that the Company is liable to make a redundancy payment of £3,150 to the claimant.

(C)     The claimant's claims against the other respondents are not well-founded. Accordingly, all of the claims against those other respondents are dismissed.

(D)     The other claims against the Company will be the subject of a hearing in due course, if a hearing is required of those claims as requested.

 

 

Constitution of the Tribunal: Employment Judge Buggy sitting alone

 

Appearances:

 

The claimant was self-represented.

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASE REF: 1748/16

1749/16

 

 

 

 

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: £252

 

Net weekly pay: £ n/a

 

Number of actual completed years of service: 12

 

Age on date of dismissal: 42

 

Multiplier (for redundancy pay): 12.5

 

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

 

 

 

Employment Judge: _________________________

 

 

Date and place of hearing: 14 October 2016, Belfast

 

 

Date decision recorded in register and issued to parties: