Taggart v Firecrest Compartmentation Ltd Firecrest (NI) Ltd Department for Employment and ... [2011] NIIT 00538_11IT (07 October 2011)

Taggart v Firecrest Compartmentation Ltd Firecrest (NI) Ltd Department for Employment and ... [2011] NIIT 00538_11IT (07 October 2011)

Firecrest (NI) Ltd became liable for the claimant's redundancy payment due to a TUPE transfer; the claim against Firecrest Compartmentation Ltd was not well-founded.

Citation
[2011] NIIT 00538_11IT
Parties
Claimant: Andrew Stephen Taggart; 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 / Final Decision
Outcome
partly allowed
Legal Topics
Redundancy Payment, TUPE Transfer
Employment Law Redundancy Payment TUPE Transfer

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Parties

Andrew Stephen Taggart

Claimant

Firecrest Compartmentation Ltd

Respondent

Firecrest (NI) Ltd

Respondent

Department for Employment and Learning

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Industrial Tribunal / Final Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 entitlement to redundancy payment
  2. 2 effect of TUPE transfer on redundancy liability
  3. 3 appeal against Department's refusal to pay redundancy

Ratio Decidendi

Firecrest (NI) Ltd became liable for the claimant's redundancy payment due to a TUPE transfer; the claim against Firecrest Compartmentation Ltd was not well-founded.

Court Disposition

partly allowed

Orders

  • Claim against Firecrest Compartmentation Ltd dismissed.
  • Firecrest (NI) Ltd ordered to pay £4,625 redundancy payment to claimant.