THE INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNALS

CASE REF:	2430/10

CLAIMANT:			George Alexander Bunting

RESPONDENT:		Seatem Travel UK Ltd

DECISION 
(A)	This claimant’s claim in respect of a redundancy payment is well-founded and it is declared that claimant is entitled to receive a redundancy payment of £4,680             from the respondent.
(B)	The claimant’s claim in respect of unpaid wages is well-founded and it is ordered that the respondent shall pay to the claimant the sum of £1,091 in respect of unpaid wages.
(C)	The claimant’s claim in respect of notice pay is well-founded and it is ordered that the respondent shall pay to the claimant the sum of £540 in respect of notice pay.
(D)	The claimant’s claim in respect of holiday pay is well-founded and it is ordered that the respondent shall pay to the claimant the sum of £354 in respect of holiday pay. 

Constitution of Tribunal:
Chairman (sitting alone):		Mr Paul Buggy

Appearances:
The claimant was self-represented.

There was no appearance on behalf of the respondent.

REASONS

1.	The claimant is one of a group of former employees of the respondent who have brought claims against the respondent in respect of employment-related debts.  That group of claimants consist of the following:

(1)	Sylvia Meehan
(2)	Stephen McGurk
(3)	Kerry Lowe
(4)	George Bunting
(5)	Pamela Totten.

2.	The full hearings, in each of the cases of each of the above claimants, took place on 21 January 2011.  In each case, all of the claimants in this group litigation gave evidence on behalf of every other claimant within that group.

3.	At the end of the hearing of this case, I announce my decision in this case.  I also gave oral reasons, at that time, for the decision.  Accordingly, what follows is by way of summary only.

4.	On the basis of the oral testimony which I received, and on the basis of the documentary evidence, I was satisfied as to the following.

5.	This claimant, alongside all of the other claimants in this group litigation, had been employed by the respondent, and was dismissed with effect from 13 August 2010.

6.	I am satisfied that this claimant was dismissed by reason of redundancy and that  no redundancy payment has been made to this claimant. I have calculated this claimant’s redundancy pay entitlement having noted the claimant’s age, length of service and gross weekly pay and I am satisfied that this claimant is entitled to the amount of redundancy pay specified above.

7.	I am satisfied that this claimant is due net  unpaid wages of the amount specified above.

8.	I am satisfied that the claimant was entitled to notice of dismissal, or to pay in lieu of notice, and that this claimant received no such notice.  I am satisfied that, as a result of that lack of notice, the claimants’ net losses (based on the claimant’s net pay while in the respondent’s employment, minus the amount of any social security payments received by the claimant during the notice period) was as specified above.

9.	I am satisfied that the claimant was entitled to net holiday pay of  the amount specified above.

10.	
This is a relevant decision for the purposes of the Industrial Tribunals (Interest) Order (Northern Ireland) 1990.

Chairman:

Date and place of hearing:	21 January 2011, Belfast.	

Date decision recorded in register and issued to parties: