Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 84: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the salary level against which redundancy compensation will be calculated in the event that an employer first imposes a cut in salaries across the board, and shortly afterwards announces a redundancy programme; and if redundancy will be calculated based on normal pay or the pay level after application of a cut. [12293/09]

Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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A redundancy lump sum is calculated based on the normal weekly wage/salary of the employee on the date he or she is made redundant. Where a change in wage/salary has been imposed and not agreed, and an employee is subsequently made redundant, it is the normal weekly wage/salary that is used to calculate the redundancy lump sum and not the revised one imposed by the employer. Any dispute between employee and employer in relation to the calculation of statutory redundancy entitlement may be referred to the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) for adjudication.