WRC allows Matthew Martin’s redundancy claim and orders €6,600 wages

The Workplace Relations Commission allowed Matthew Martin’s redundancy claim and directed Abco Marine Ltd to pay him €6,600 in wages. The decision was dated 5 October 2023. The redundancy payment remains subject to confirmation that his employment was insurable and approval by the appropriate government agency. Martin said the company had ceased trading and owed him wages, notice pay and expenses. The officer found no jurisdiction over his insolvency-scheme claim because there was no evidence of an application to the scheme. Four duplicate redundancy complaints were not well founded. The officer said the Payment of Wages Act did not allow an award for expenses.