Batt O'Keeffe
Ceist:121 Deputy Edward O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will examine the case of a redundancy payment for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [8644/08]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 28 February 2008
Ceisteanna (121)
Freagraí scríofa
On 15 April 2004, the person to whom the Deputy has referred received his statutory redundancy entitlement payment of €26,918.70. The ceiling on weekly wages used in calculating statutory redundancy lump sums at that time was €507.90. Payment was then calculated on two weeks pay per year of service plus one extra week's pay.
It is the responsibility of my Department to ensure that every employee made redundant in the state who satisfies existing social welfare legislation as operated by the Department of Social and Family Affairs is paid his statutory entitlements in full. I am satisfied from the investigation carried out in my Department that the person in question received his statutory entitlements in full. Ex gratia payments are, however, a matter for the employer and employee and my Department has no involvement in any such arrangements.