THE INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNALS 

CASE REFS:    1669/02
1670/02
1671/02
1672/02
1673/02
1674/02

CLAIMANTS:	James Boyle
	A Crawford
	George Deakin
	Charlie Kane
	R Liddle
	Angus McKee		

RESPONDENT:	Homefirst Community Health and Social Services Trust   

DECISION

The unanimous decision of the tribunal is that the correct name of the respondent is as detailed above and the title of the proceedings is amended accordingly.  The second, third and sixth-named claimants, having been provided with the provisions of Article 59 of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, withdrew their claims as they accepted that the subsistence payments at issue between the parties did not fall within the definition of wages as set out in Article 59. Accordingly the other claims are dismissed.

Constitution of Tribunal:

Chairman (sitting alone):	Ms M Sheehan	

Appearances:

The second, third and sixth-named claimants appeared in person.

The first, fourth and fifth-named claimants did not appear.

The respondent was represented by Mr K Harkin, Solicitor, from the Central Services Agency.

The reasons for this decision were provided orally to the parties at the termination of the hearing under Rule 30 (3) of the Industrial Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005.

Chairman:

Date and place of hearing: 15 January 2007, Belfast

Date decision recorded in register and issued to parties: