Ammi Burke to blame for damage to her reputation since Arthur Cox dismissal, court told
Route solicitor took ‘could not have been more damaging’ to her professional standing, former employer argues
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Inland Fisheries chief had right to revert to another role, ex-chairwoman tells WRC
Senior officials would not apply for leadership positions if they could not go back to substantive roles, adjudicators hear
Tusla whistleblower asks gardaí to investigate alleged ‘retaliation and unlawful conduct’
Ciarán Kenneally’s solicitor wrote to Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly on October 5th
Minister’s appointee to Inland Fisheries said he was not briefed on blackmail allegation
Former chief executive alleges he was blackmailed by sitting senator
Galway bar manager dismissed just 11 days after miscarriage awarded €25,000
HR manager allegedly said miscarriage meant worker would ‘only want a baby more’
Recording supports claim employee pressured to omit Deloitte partner name from HR complaint, WRC told
Complaint of constructive dismissal against the Big Four accountancy firm is being heard at the WRC
Zimbabwean workers awarded €30k each after arriving in Ireland to find they had no jobs
Workplace Relations Commission awarded maximum amount available citing ‘particularly egregious’ treatment
HIV Ireland quit HSE programme due to ‘slagging’ and claims of corruption, WRC told
Charity defends complaint of whistleblower penalisation brought by veteran manager accused of bullying
Former fisheries chief ‘targeted’ by comments in Dáil and protected disclosures, WRC hears
Civil servants believed Francis O’Donnell had right to go back to previous role, WRC hearing also told
Sales executive loses gender discrimination claim against human resources firm
Employee alleged male colleagues were given more and better leads on new business
Industrial action at Oberstown Child Detention Campus postponed after WRC talks
Fórsa members were due to take part in a 72-hour work stoppage next week over staffing issues
Employee who sent Christmas email critical of organisation’s Irish skills fails in claims
Seanán Ó Coistín cited ‘microaggressions against the first official language’ in email to colleagues
Catering worker who quit job over verbally abusive boss awarded €21,700 at WRC
Employee of Kerry-based company granted anonymity on basis of ‘threatening and intimidating behaviour’
Senior project manager wins €67,500 constructive dismissal award after late-pay complaint
Employee awarded €67,500 for constructive dismissal after complaining about not being paid on time
Public sector workers refusing to enter talks on pay deal, Chambers says
More than 100,000 civil and public servants commenced a work-to rule on Wednesday
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Strike action to resume at Oberstown after deadline passes
A number of stoppages were staged during the summer before an agreement was brokered at the Workplace Relations Commission
School book salesman wins €60k over no-warning redundancy from job of 10 years
Termination notified by email to man in his sick bed as company battled losses under free school books scheme
Vegetarian who almost ate sample of pâté fails in religious-discrimination claim
Vanessa Maria Corral-Fernandez claimed misleading signage mentioned ‘hummus, pesto and olives’
Boots ordered to pay Roma woman €800 for racial discrimination
Security guard tried to turn away woman with sick child, Workplace Relations Commission told
Political party staffer fails in bid for redundancy payment after 43-year career
Employee of politician who was elected to ‘different house of parliament’ took early retirement
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Sacking of Paddy Power worker with sick child for ‘theft of company time’ upheld at WRC
Company says worker had been paid for 11 hours’ more work than her time sheets recorded
SuperValu worker claims sexual harassment claim was retaliation for homophobia complaint
Employee loses case at Workplace Relations Commission
Paintball marshal who objected to bin duty fails in unfair dismissal claim
Employee wins €2,000 at WRC over holiday pay
Case of Aer Lingus pilot sacked over alleged ‘toxic fumes’ campaign becomes longest WRC hearing
Employee pursuing complaints under whistleblower penalisation, unfair dismissal and non-payment of wages
Start-up ordered to pay €10,000 to worker sacked after complaining about failure to deduct tax
Account executive at Educatly Ltd repeatedly brought issue to her employer’s notice, Workplace Relations Commission told
Former Inland Fisheries boss’s case adjourned at WRC after lawyers come off record
Francis O’Donnell says he was unfairly dismissed after making protected disclosures
Aer Lingus pilot says ‘subterfuge’ on safety report ‘an effort to mislead the authorities’
Former employee accuses airline of penalising him as a whistleblower for reporting his concerns
‘Let’s see how long before he posts this’: IAA boss accidentally includes Aer Lingus pilot in email
Former Aer Lingus employee giving evidence at WRC in whistleblower penalisation case
Government levy will impact funding for Uisce Éireann, IDA, Fáilte Ireland
Department of Defence says levy to offset education overspend will put ‘significant’ pressure on military transformation programme
AI tools make it ‘quicker and easier’ to submit worker grievance claims under WRC process
Work Q&A: Employment law expert says AI tools such as ChatGPT make the process ‘more accessible’ and could be contributing to rise in complaints
‘I thought I was going to die’: Aer Lingus pilot on flight he claims left him with brain injury
Former captain with carrier and legal team set out case at Workplace Relations Commission hearing
WRC awards €11,000 to worker sacked within days of warning bosses about manager’s ‘irregular’ practices
Worker receives award for 20 weeks’ loss of earnings
Dentist ordered to pay worker €10,000 after bid to cut hours when she said she was pregnant
Adjudication officer wrote that closeness in time between disclosure of pregnancy and proposed cut to worker’s hours ‘cannot be ignored’
Labour Court dismisses €77,000 claim by RTÉ worker for alleged unpaid entitlements
Court recommends claimant should accept offer of ex gratia lump sum of €2,800
‘Toxic’ falling-out at farming body left mental health scheme ‘floundering’, tribunal told
But former Macra na Feirme employee’s claim of whistleblower penalisation is rejected
Special education body ordered to pay €33,000 to employee in case taken over Covid-era obligations
Maire Aherne argued she should not have had to organise in-person school visits during pandemic
Publican says he can’t pay cleaner after losing nearly €200,000 in four months running bar
‘There’s nothing there, there’s nothing there that’s left. Everything was bled out of the company,’ WRC hears
Senior manager on €200,000 with Goodman’s ABP Food Group says he was unfairly ousted
Case set to be heard in public over five days in December
Ireland’s largest craft union to begin industrial action over public pay
Connect union leader says action involving tradespeople to begin in three weeks’ time after Government ‘refused to engage’ over pay mechanism
Courier who had pay docked for accidentally damaging customer’s garage door wins claim
Employee’s pay was levied for accidentally damaging customer’s garage door, WRC told
Fish Shack founder awarded €75,000 at Labour Court
Padraic Hanley alleged that he was forced out of PBR Restaurants for objecting to what he saw as ‘wrongdoing’ at the company
Former election candidate claims he was unfairly sacked after whistleblower move
Tony Corrigan pursuing employment rights complaints against his former employer, Identity Digital Ltd, at the Workplace Relations Commission
Further strike action at Oberstown averted after staff accept proposals
Staff were planning 48-hour strike from Monday over concerns around conditions in child detention centre
Inside the crisis at Oberstown: ‘We are in an emergency situation’
Agreement has been reached to increase staffing levels, although concerns remain about lack of capacity and an increase in detainees ‘acting out’
Bus Éireann worker blocked from seeking medical retirement secures €40,000 at WRC
Employee was taking personal injuries case
Long-serving Mater employee wrongly suspended over patient complaint awarded €10,000
WRC says hospital’s identification and suspension of worker primarily based on skin colour ‘has a clear racial overtone’
Doctors at sexual assault units to get additional €10,000 each to address on-call ‘anomaly’
Irish Medical Organisation had informed HSE that on-call rates for weekends were lower than during the week
Senior manager at Indian information technology firm denies company ‘lied’
Former Irish employee not meant to have internal documents, says executive and asks how papers sourced
Talks to prevent 48-hour work stoppage at State’s only child detention centre to begin
Oberstown has recently seen an increase the number of boys it is certified to accommodate, from 40 to 42
Tesco worker sacked for taking bakery items before they became ‘free to staff’ loses unfair dismissal claim
Supermarket worker was dismissed for taking bakery items 40 minutes before they became free to staff
Councils entitled to enforce firefighter retirement ages – Labour Court
Court overturns decision of Workplace Relations Commission to award Paul Curran €15,000 for age discrimination
Oberstown staff ‘face increased risks to personal safety’, says union
Management at facility challenges claims on staffing and safety, noting independent review on way
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