Cathy – Employment Rights

Cathy came to CLM in relation to an employment situation, seeking advice on how to access her redundancy payment.  She had been a very loyal employee for 35 years and assisted with arranging redundancy payments for other staff when the company began to go into decline.  The managing director came in to her office one day and told her that the company was closing the following day and that there was no money left to pay her redundancy.  She was understandably devastated.  She then applied to the Redundancy Payments Scheme run by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection and after waiting for months for a decision, was refused.

Cathy had been a very loyal employee for 35 years and assisted with arranging redundancy payments for other staff when the company began to go into decline.  The managing director came in to her office one day and told her that the company was closing the following day and that there was no money left to pay her redundancy.  She was understandably devastated.  She then applied to the Redundancy Payments Scheme run by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection and after waiting for months for a decision, was refused.

We wrote to the Department on Cathy`s behalf, pointing out that their decision was incorrect, and also lodged a complaint in the WRC.  After further contact with the Department, the decision was reviewed and she received the total amount due to her.

Cathy said that when she attended the clinic, she had given up any hope of getting anything.  She described our service as being “like a life buoy” and said that we will never know the difference it made to her.