EAT awards former Abrakebabra employees €12,500

Three former Abrakebabra employees are set to receive an estimated €12,500 following termination of their employment by one of the chain's Tipperary franchises in 2013.

Iryna and Igor Yurevych of Thurles, Co Tipperary had been employed by the fast food restaurant, owned by Samantha McElligott, for nine years between 2004 and 2013, while their colleague Lina Karkaziene worked for the company for five years until 2013.

The ruling, made following an Employment Appeals Tribunal sitting in Thurles last November, found all three were entitled to redundancy payments based on a 24-hour part-time working week, plus €230 each in holiday pay.

It is expected to result in payments of about €4,600 for Mr and Ms Yurevych, while Ms Karkaziene's will receive more than €2,700, according to figures calculated using the Department of Social Protection's redundancy calculator.

The appeals were made without legal or trade union representation and the respondent chose not to attend the hearing.

The ruling is subject to each of the appellants having been in insurable employment under the Social Welfare Acts, according to the case report.

It follows on from Labour Court determinations earlier this year which awarded each of the three individuals €1,000 as part of separate claims taken under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997.