Belch v Ards development Bureau & Community Network [2008] NIIT 200_07IT (22 January 2008)

Belch v Ards development Bureau & Community Network [2008] NIIT 200_07IT (22 January 2008)

The claimant was not entitled to pension payments for the period before the pension scheme existed or before she applied to join it, and the respondent did not breach the contract by failing to make such payments.

Citation
[2008] NIIT 200_07IT
Parties
Claimant: Kathryn Belch; Respondent: Ards Development Bureau & Community Network
Jurisdiction
Northern Ireland
Judgment Date
22 January 2008
Procedural Posture
Employment Tribunal / Final Decision
Outcome
claim dismissed
Legal Topics
Pension Entitlement, Breach of Contract, Unlawful Deduction of Wages
Employment Law Pension Entitlement Breach of Contract Unlawful Deduction of Wages

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Parties

Kathryn Belch

Claimant

Ards Development Bureau & Community Network

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Employment Tribunal / Final Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the claimant is entitled to pension payments from 2 January 2003 from the respondent
  2. 2 Whether the respondent breached the contract by failing to make pension payments for the period 2 January 2003 to 7 April 2005

Ratio Decidendi

The claimant was not entitled to pension payments for the period before the pension scheme existed or before she applied to join it, and the respondent did not breach the contract by failing to make such payments.

Court Disposition

claim dismissed