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Parnells facing mounting bills for severance after leaving staff in 'limbo'

Summary

Parnells GAA Club Ltd, once considered Ireland's richest club, now faces a growing bill for severance payments after leaving staff in "employment limbo" during the Covid‑19 shutdown. Two new orders under the Redundancy Payments Act 1967 have added to the list of former employees entitled to a lump sum, bringing the total to 11. The affected workers include bar and restaurant staff, security personnel, a payroll administrator and a receptionist. In recent WRC decisions, restaurant manager Louise Hannon and bar manager Owen Fanning were granted extensions to file redundancy claims, but were found too late to recover unpaid wages and holiday pay under the Payment of Wages Act and the Organisation of Working Time Act. They are entitled to statutory redundancy lump sums, calculated by the Department of Social Protection based on pay, length of service and social insurance records. The aggregate lump sums are expected to reach tens of thousands of euros.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Parnells facing mounting bills for severance after leaving staff in 'limbo'. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• March 2020 Other
• 12 March 2020 Other
• May 2023 Incident
• 2024-10-10 Publication

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Stage Hearing Or Decision

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