Caroline Allen wins statutory redundancy claim against Camrue Catering

The Workplace Relations Commission found Caroline Allen’s statutory redundancy complaint against Camrue Catering Limited well founded, entitling her to a lump-sum payment. The WRC decision was dated 22 November 2022. Allen worked as a duty manager and was laid off on 15 March 2020 because of COVID-19 restrictions. She gave the company written notice of her intention to claim redundancy on 30 September 2021 but received no response. The company accepted that a redundancy situation existed and that she was entitled to a payment. The payment is based on her employment start date, the COVID-19 lay-off period, her termination date and gross weekly pay of €520, subject to her having been in insurable employment during the relevant period.