Award of almost €20,000 to security staff

AN appeals tribunal has awarded a total of almost €20,000 to Limerick employees of a Dublin company who, it found, had not been paid their full entitlements. 15 people took cases to the Employment Appeals Tribunal against Federal Security Newco Limited, Hilton House, Ardee Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6. The claims were taken under the Minimum Notice and terms of employment act and of the 15 claimants, four did not appear to have their cases heard.

The workers were represented by the Dell Redundant Workers Association in Limerick while the security firm had a representative of the Dublin based Management Support Services (Irl) Ltd appear on their behalf.
Making awards of between €510 and €3,860, being the equivalent of between one and five weeks pay, the tribunal noted that none of the claimants had signed a waiver which the company presented to the Tribunal on its own behalf.
“The Tribunal is satisfied that all claimants received one week’s notice by way of letter dated 22 January 2010 and accordingly awards minimum notice,” the findings said.
The total of the awards came to €19,420.40