asked the Minister for Labour when redundancy payments will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick.
Written Answers. - Redundancy Payments.
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My Department have no record of any claim for a redundancy payment in respect of the person concerned.
I should explain that under the Redundancy Payments Acts, the responsibility for payment of a statutory lump sum payment is a matter in the first instance for the employer concerned. If the employer refuses or fails to make the payment within a reasonable time, an employee can apply to my Department for payment from the Redundancy and Employers; Insolvency Fund. Such application must be supported by evidence of entitlement to a redundancy lump sum either in the form of a Redundancy Certificate (RP2) issued by the employer or, where entitlement is contested by the employer, a decision of the Employment Appeals Tribunal in the employee's favour.
The person concerned in the question should, therefore, approach his employer in the first instance about payment of any redundancy lump sum to which he considers he is entitled.