THE INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNALS

CASE REFS: 2275/16
2276/16

CLAIMANTS:	1. Hilda Cousins
			2. Lindsey White

RESPONDENT:	Dermond Maxwell t/a Maxwells

DECISION

1.	Upon admission of liability by the respondent, and by consent of the parties, the tribunal orders the respondent to pay to the first-named claimant the sum of £7000.

2.	The second-named claimant informed the tribunal that she wished to withdraw her claim for loss of Working Tax Credits, and it is dismissed.

3.	Upon admission of liability by the respondent, and by consent of the parties, the tribunal orders the respondent to pay to the second-named claimant the sum of £11,000.

Constitution of Tribunal:

Employment Judge:		Employment Judge Browne

Panel Members:			Mr B Heaney
					Mrs D Adams

Appearances: 

The claimants represented themselves.

The respondent was represented by Mr Brian McKee, barrister-at-law, instructed by TG Menary & Co, solicitors.

REASONS AND DECISION
 
1.	The respondent admitted liability at the start of the hearing.  Therefore, the tribunal	did not have the need to carry out any further investigations into these cases.

2.       The tribunal orders, with the parties’ consent, that the respondent pay each claimant the amounts set out above.

3.	This is a relevant decision for the purposes of the Industrial Tribunals (Interest) Order (Northern Ireland) 1990.”

Employment Judge:

Date and place of hearing:  25 May 2017, Belfast.

Date decision recorded in register and issued to parties: