Murray v Firecrest Compartmentation Ltd Firecrest (NI) Ltd Department for Employment and ... [2011] NIIT 02789_10IT (07 October 2011)

Murray v Firecrest Compartmentation Ltd Firecrest (NI) Ltd Department for Employment and ... [2011] NIIT 02789_10IT (07 October 2011)

A TUPE transfer occurred; Firecrest (NI) Ltd became liable for the redundancy payment. The claimant is entitled to £2,220 redundancy payment from Firecrest (NI) Ltd. Claim against Firecrest Compartmentation Ltd is dismissed.

Citation
[2011] NIIT 02789_10IT
Parties
Claimant: Edward Patrick Murray; Respondent: Firecrest Compartmentation Ltd; Respondent: Firecrest (NI) Ltd; Respondent: Department for Employment and Learning
Jurisdiction
Northern Ireland
Judgment Date
07 October 2011
Procedural Posture
Industrial Tribunal / Decision After Hearing
Outcome
Partially allowed
Legal Topics
Redundancy Payment, TUPE Transfer, Employment Rights

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Parties

Edward Patrick Murray

Claimant

Firecrest Compartmentation Ltd

Respondent

Firecrest (NI) Ltd

Respondent

Department for Employment and Learning

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Industrial Tribunal / Decision After Hearing

  1. 1 Entitlement to redundancy payment
  2. 2 Effect of TUPE transfer on redundancy rights
  3. 3 Liability for redundancy payment

Ratio Decidendi

A TUPE transfer occurred; Firecrest (NI) Ltd became liable for the redundancy payment. The claimant is entitled to £2,220 redundancy payment from Firecrest (NI) Ltd. Claim against Firecrest Compartmentation Ltd is dismissed.

Court Disposition

Partially allowed

Orders

  • Claim against Firecrest Compartmentation Ltd dismissed
  • Firecrest (NI) Ltd to pay claimant £2,220 as redundancy payment