The Complainant was employed by a recruitment agency as a HR Generalist and was in continuous employment with a client organisation from September 2017 until December 2019. The Complainant was informed by her line manager (client organisation employee) that they had not gained approval for the retention of her services and that they would not require her services after 31st December 2019.

The Complainant contended that she was employed by the same employer for over 104 weeks between September 2017 and December 2019 and she was not replaced in her role within the client organisation when her contract ceased. Therefore, the Complainant maintained that she is entitled to receive a redundancy payment. Although she was offered alternative work by the agency, it was not a suitable alternative employment as she would be paid less.

The Respondent argued that the Complainant was offered a temporary opportunity (maternity leave cover) within another organisation which she did not accept. The Adjudication Officer found that a redundancy situation did exist and the complaint was well-founded. The Respondent was ordered to pay the Complainant the statutory redundancy payment amount which amounted to €3,396.00.
https://www.workplacerelations.ie/en/cases/2020/march/adj-00026800.html