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Worker was paid €4 an hour to guard high-end clothes shop on Grafton Street, WRC hears
When broke security guard pleaded for his wages, firm urged him to ‘stay working and have some trust and loyalty’
Fired company CEO who was ‘beyond reproach’ wins €183,000 award at WRC
Construction company boss ordered halt of payments to director while subcontractors who were left without pay downed their tools
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WRC rejects pay equality claim by woman who ‘trained in’ male colleague
Sinead Cotter, a contracts and procurement specialist at Irving Oil Whitegate Refinery Ltd, had sought €107,000 in a complaint alleging discrimination
WRC chief alleged to have declared there would be no management opportunities for two officials
Employee says he believed it was because he and his colleague acted as shop stewards
‘I was too honest’: Garda whistleblower ‘cut off’ after raising homicide errors, she says
Lois West found there were 16 cases which ‘absolutely needed to be reclassified’
Senator sought to block promotion for key witness in Garda investigation, WRC hearing told
Former chief executive at Inland Fisheries Ireland tell hearing that within hours of complaint against him shared with agency’s board a TD had read details into Dáil record
Excluding media from Garda whistleblower hearing ‘must be strictly justified’, judge says
Detective superintendent seeks to quash WRC ruling that case contains ‘sensitivities’ to be kept from public
Accountant who quit after bosses investigated €152,000 ‘irregular’ spending loses WRC claim
Employee used company credit card at clothes shops and electronics retailers, hearing told
Former State agency chief told gardaí he was ‘being blackmailed’ by a senator
Francis O’Donnell tells Workplace Relations Commission he reported to gardaí that ‘significant fraud had occurred at Inland Fisheries Ireland’
I felt I had no alternative but to resign following racist abuse from customers
Work Q&A: My concerns about racism, unequal treatment, and racist abuse from customers were consistently ignored
Former Inland Fisheries Ireland chief says governance issues ‘weaponised’ against him
Francis O’Donnell tells WRC ‘dream job’ turned into ‘an absolute nightmare’ after he suspended chairman’s brother
Bill on pension rights for older people must be progressed through the Dáil
The current situation is unfair
Former Inland Fisheries Ireland chief claims he was threatened by board chair after suspending his brother
Francis O’Donell says ‘dream job’ with State agency turned into ‘absolute nightmare’
Aer Lingus flight attendant sacked for gross misconduct was ‘triggered’ by passenger
Workplace Relations Commission hears other staff on flight were ‘afraid’ amid bathroom row
Workplace Relations Commission names new chairman
Former Labour Court chair Kevin Foley takes on five-year term at head of State’s industrial relations agency
Defence Forces push back on women-only officer appointments, warning of ‘disharmony’
Diversity officer says creating appointments for women would increase numbers but may have consequences
Workplace Relations Commission adjudicator takes WRC case after failing to get interview
Man alleges gender-discrimination after all three advertised positions at WRC were filled by women
Aer Lingus flight attendant accused of reducing passenger to tears by not allowing use of toilet
Employee was ranking member of cabin crew on the plane
Creche worker who said she was not rostered due to needing step at changing table loses case
Rosaria Wada Fulguera Tenorio, who is 4ft 10in, was told her workplace was ‘overstaffed’
DAA paid €53,000 towards legal fees for three WRC cases brought by staff
Airport operator agreed to cover or contribute to lawyers’ bills as part of settlement agreements
Man unfairly dismissed by Avoca after allegedly calling staff names and vomiting in store
WRC adjudication officer noted a number of flaws in the procedure that led to Colin Egan’s dismissal for gross misconduct
Ambulance staff to ballot on industrial action after talks fail
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics reject proposals on pay and conditions by large margins
Car salesman accused of privately buying customer’s trade-in awarded €10k for unfair dismissal
Employer entitled to feel worker was guilty of misconduct, WRC found, but disciplinary process lacked impartiality
Manager who says he was taken down by ‘woke alliance’ fails in challenge to dismissal
Lee Caluan went to WRC after losing call-centre manager job with Concern Worldwide
Salesman sacked from €200,000-a-year job after trying to block ‘corrupt’ deal loses case
Workplace Relations Commission dismisses Ali Izzy’s complaints against software company SolarWinds
Driving testers announce work stoppage next week over uninsured vehicle concerns
Fórsa said RSA staff will engage in indefinite action if test candidates cannot produce valid insurance certificates
Sick pay award of €500 by WRC to pharma employee overturned on appeal
Labour Court finds in favour of employer SK Biotek in case concerning legislation covering statutory payment
Lawyers for former Apple employee cite ‘vulgar’ working environment amid unfair dismissal complaint
Vinicius dos Santos was sacked for gross misconduct from the tech giant’s offices in Cork last May
Why more people are working beyond 65 and what the new rules will mean for them
The Workplace Relations Commission is working on guidelines on how new legislation on working to the age of 66 will be interpreted
Technician dismisses claims that he drove company van under influence of drugs
Company says €1,650 owed to worker is available to him at office in cash but tells WRC he caused €3,500 damage to van
Use of ‘beep test’ to measure firefighters’ fitness discriminates against women, tribunal finds
Standard physical ‘beep test’ described as ‘cheap and dirty’ way of assessing aerobic capacity
Former lifeguard who rejected redeployment as traffic warden loses discrimination claim
Labour Court finds Edward Bourke was not subject to less favourable treatment by Kilkenny County Council
Student with Down syndrome fails in disability discrimination case against NCAD
Ellie Dunne, who had enrolled in fine art degree programme, claimed college did not provide necessary supports and accommodation
Veteran Avoca head chef sacked for ‘falsified’ fridge record made ‘genuine mistake’
WRC hears that employee was under ‘extraordinary pressure’
State secures closed hearing in senior Garda detective’s whistleblower claim
Brian O’Reilly claims he was denied acting-up allowance as penalisation for raising protected disclosures
Lawyers for Trinity to produce statistics showing it is ‘not a racist university’
Workplace Relations Commission to hear complaint against college from historian who claims its lawyers are trying to ‘gag’ him
Tesco bosses’ failure to search bins for missing €20 before sacking worker a ‘fatal’ error
WRC adjudicator found that there was no dishonesty on the part of the employee
Businessman ‘surprised’ finance director didn’t agree to 60% salary cut
Employee had previously told boss she was pregnant and was planning on taking maternity leave, WRC hears
Imminent work to rule by HSE physiologists called off to allow for more talks
Action had been due to start on Friday morning but was deferred on Thursday evening
Hertz car-hire ordered to pay blind woman €10k over valet fee for guide-dog soiling
Workplace Relations Commission upholds complaint against company alleging disability discrimination
Tusla whistleblower claims put forward to Public Accounts Committee for examination
Internal review in 2018 raised financial management issues at child and family agency facility in Cork
Barnardos children’s charity accused of ‘ploy’ to shut down employment dispute
Former worker says 2021 redundancy was an unfair termination of her employment
Central Bank settles alleged whistleblower case with sacked forensic investigator
Employee complained of alleged ‘ill treatment by a manager’
Aer Lingus pilot accuses airline of ‘witch hunt’ against him
Employee told colleagues that files including birth certs, private emails and police records relating to staff were openly accessible on the airline’s internal computer systems
Tusla ‘failed to show lawful basis for processing whistleblower’s data’, watchdog finds
Ciarán Kenneally resigned from role with agency in 2019 after making protected disclosure
New code of practice on part-time work signed into law
Code aimed at expanding flexible working options and increasing labour‑market participation
Former Inland Fisheries Ireland chief begins case at Workplace Relations Commission
Fisheries agency has had troubled history in recent years with a number of reviews and investigations
Nurses at Naas General Hospital set to take industrial action over ‘frustration, burnout’
INMO serves notice of action due to start on February 9th over unsafe staffing levels
Shop worker with heart condition let go for taking too much sick leave gets €6,500
WRC finds worker ‘discriminatorily dismissed’ due to her disability
Latest WRC case involving Dundalk FC settled
Two teams of lawyers arrived to represent club at tribunal
Schools must use students’ preferred name and pronouns, says new trans rights guide
Guide produced by civil liberties group warns businesses risk legal action if they fail to uphold rights
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