The recent case of Patrick McCarry v Greencasetle Media Group ADJ-00053713 is important as it serves as a timely reminder to employees or complainant’s to ensure that they have correctly identified their employer for the purposes of any claims.
In this case the complainant or employee put the wrong name of their employer on the claim form believing that they were employed by a different entity
The Adjudication officer decided the case on this preliminary issue as the complainant employee had not sought to change the name of the employer at the hearing. In some circumstances this can be permitted if there is a genuine error. In this case the Adjudication Officer noted that the employee’s contract of employment, termination letter and payslips all recorded the correct employer. The case was dismissed.
Employment Law Tip
An employee should check their recent payslip to determine the name of the entity or company paying them and check this with their contract of employment. Any claims should be lodged against the correct employer. The employer may raise a preliminary objection at the outset of the hearing that the incorrect employer is named.