WRC finds Annmarie Walsh entitled to redundancy payment after study hub closure

The WRC found Annmarie Walsh entitled to a statutory redundancy lump sum after Faye Dooley t/a Wexford Study Hub closed. The decision was dated 30 March 2022. Walsh had worked as a manager since 19 August 2013 and earned €223 gross a week. Dooley said she had advised Walsh to seek other work and disputed that she could not collect belongings. The adjudication officer found Walsh had continuous service and had neither left voluntarily nor been dismissed. Her entitlement is based on service through the closure on 25 March 2020 and weekly pay of €223, subject to her having been in insurable employment during the relevant period.