THE INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNALS

CASE REF: 345/13

CLAIMANT:	Patrick John Donnelly

RESPONDENTS:	 1. Protech Engineering
			 2. F.J. O’Donnell

DECISION

(A)	The title of the first named Respondent is amended to read Frank J. O’Donnell trading as Protech Engineering. The second named Respondent is dismissed from these proceedings.

(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 £5827.50 to the claimant.

Constitution of the Tribunal: 

Chairman (sitting alone): Miss E McCaffrey	

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: 345/13

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: £259

Number of actual completed years of service: 15

Age on date of dismissal: 57

Multiplier (for redundancy pay): 1.5

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

Chairman: _________________________

Date and place of hearing: 23 May 2013, Belfast

Date decision recorded in register and issued to parties: