News 30th July 2024

WRC Held Complainant Was Not an Employee and It Had No Jurisdiction to Hear Unfair Dismissal Claim

In Bertrand Lacour v Ubiqube (Ireland) Limited (ADJ-00029227) the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) heard a case under the Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977-2015 (the “Acts”). The Respondent disputed that the WRC had jurisdiction to hear the complaint as the Complainant was...

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News 30th July 2024

Labour Court Finds that Dismissal Not Due to Protected Disclosure

Facts: Aisling Murphy (the “Complainant”) was a pharmacist who was employed by the Madigan’s Pharmacy Kilkenny Ltd (the “Respondent”) from 1st September 2020 until her dismissal on 1st June 2021. The Complainant alleged that she was dismissed due to having...

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News 30th July 2024

WRC Finds No Disability As Not Clearly Stated in the Medical Report

In Employee v Daa Plc Dublin Airport Authority (ADJ-00048082), the Complainant brought a complaint to the Workplace Relations Commission (“the WRC”) under the Employment Equality Acts 1998 – 2015 claiming that he was discriminated on the ground of disability. Facts:...

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News 30th July 2024

Teacher Penalised by Changes to Timetable following the Making of a Protected Disclosure

In Jennifer Clancy v The Manager, Templeogue College (ADJ-00042323) the Complainant lodged a number of claims with the Workplace Relations Commission (”WRC”), including a complaint under the Protected Disclosures Act, 2014 (“the Act”) which were heard before Adjudication Officer, Breiffni...

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News 30th July 2024

WRC Awards Four Weeks’ Pay For Gaps in Employment Contract

In a recent decision of the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) in Linda Moran v English By Design Limited ADJ-00044292, the Complainant alleged breaches of the Terms of Employment (Information) Act 1994 (as amended), (“the Act”) in relation to her Contract...

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News 30th July 2024

Employer Deemed Unreasonable Not Allowing Employee Withdraw Her Resignation

Patricia Groarke v Pat The Baker (ADJ-00048826) is a decision of the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) in a case under the Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977-2015 (the “Acts”) which concerned the Complainant’s resignation and the employer’s refusal to permit her to...

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News 8th July 2024

WRC Considers Suitability of Alternative Employment Offered and Reasonableness of Employees’ Refusal in Two Decisions Issued on the Same Day

In the cases of Giancarlo Riozzi v Northway Personnel (ADJ-00047292) (the “First Case”) and Krzysztof Wisiniewski v Fohntechgroup (ADJ-00049834) (the “Second Case”) both Complainants lodged complaints with the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) under Section 39 of the Redundancy Payments Act...

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News 8th July 2024

WRC Finds Mandatory Retirement Age Was Justified

Liam Murphy v Deepak Fasteners (Shannon) Ltd (ADJ-00040284) concerned a Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) case under the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015 (“the Acts”). This case alleged age discrimination in circumstances where the Complainant wished to continue working beyond the age...

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News 8th July 2024

Employer’s Failure to Challenge Third Party Company’s Discontinued Need for its Employee Resulted in an Unfair Dismissal Finding

In Paul Atkinson v PFH Technology Group (ADJ-00047335), the Complainant brought a complaint to the Workplace Relations Commission (the “WRC”) under the Unfair Dismissals Act claiming that his redundancy was an unfair dismissal. The Adjudicator, Patsy Doyle, found that the...

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News 8th July 2024

WRC Publishes Annual Report for 2023

The Workplace Relations Commission (the “WRC”) has recently issued its Annual Report for 2023. The Report is 100 pages long and contains a significant level of detail on the work of the WRC. Set out below is a high level...

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