§ Mr. Bradfordasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will state the duration of employment by the longest-serving employee and the most recent recruit amongst those who are to receive redundancy payments after termination of employment at Strathearn Audio Company.
Mr. CancannonThe longest- and shortest-serving employees who left the employment of Strathearn Audio Ltd. under the terms of the recent voluntary redundancy scheme had service of three years and 10 months, and 14 weeks, respectively.
§ Mr. Bradfordasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will state the number of employees who are to receive, or who have received redundancy payments after termination of employment at Strathearn Audio Company and the total amount involved.
§ Mr. ConcannonI would refer the hon. Member to the answer which I gave to the hon. Member for Antrim, North (Rev. Ian Paisley) on 12th January 1978.—[Vol. 941, c.832.]—The total payment to the redundant workers, including statutory entitlement, was £128,500.
§ Mr. Bradfordasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if the redundancy payments in respect of employees of Strathearn Audio will, in each case conform to the Redundancy Payments Act 1965 and the Contracts of Employment Act 1972.
§ Mr. ConcannonThe provisions of the Redundancy Payments Act 1965 and the Contracts of Employment Act 1972 do not extend to Northern Ireland. The equivalent enactment in Northern Ireland is the Contracts of Employment and Redundancy Payments Act (Northern Ireland) 1965. The amounts paid to the 577W redundant employees of Strathearn Audio Ltd. include the statutory payments due under this legislation.