Company has to pay ex-CFO €60k after failure to explain redundancy, WRC rules
‘Unreasonable’ failure by Horizon Controls to explain decision to let her go ‘undoubtedly caused difficulty’ in search for new job
Workplace Relations Commission
Horse dealer ordered to pay stable worker more than €4,500 for employment rights breaches
Valentine Jevardat De Fombelle says she received 12 weeks’ wages for 13 weeks’ work at Co Sligo company
Staff training ordered at Generator Hostel over handling of naked guest complaint
Woman said she suffered sexual harassment and victimisation
Talks between fishermen and offshore energy industry constructive, says Minister
Mediator appointed as working group discussions stalled
Salesman who earned €160,000 says ‘no-fault’ sacking made him ‘damaged goods’
Medical devices company Ambu had conceded unfair dismissal
Senior pilot agrees with Aer Lingus colleague that safety report on beacon incident wasn’t mandatory
Captain Padraig Higgins was giving evidence to a hearing into whistleblower penalisation complaints against the airline
Kyne defends record raising concerns over Inland Fisheries Ireland as he returns to Dáil
Other byelection winner Daniel Ennis said he tried without success to leave a former job after it was raided by Revenue
Labour court member in unfair dismissal claim against State
Veteran of 18-and-a-half years service pursuing a complaint at the Workplace Relations Commission against Minister for Enterprise
Worker called ‘negative virus’ awarded more than €40,000 after hours cut amid CCTV complaint
Norbert Batho claimed system was installed ‘without lawful basis’ under data protection law
Aer Lingus executive takes ‘exception’ to sacked pilot’s claim of ‘falsifying’ safety report
Employee claims he was ‘poisoned’ by toxic fumes while in command of an Aer Lingus jet
Worker claims employer reneged on deal to require Lithuanian co-workers to speak English
Warehouse worker claims Lithuanian women colleagues refused to speak English to isolate and bully him at work
RTÉ journalist with ‘huge sense of self-importance’ fails in bid for higher pay
Labour Court rules that one complaint has already been determined by uncontested internal appeals process and other is too old
Irish charities facing uncertain future amid rising costs and funding shortfalls
Survey finds that nearly a quarter of charities have doubts they can sustain services over the coming year
Company urged to pay €50K in compensation to woman sacked after complaining of manager’s behaviour
Worker was sacked after she complained about the behaviour of her manager
Dublin cafe manager wins WRC case over boss’s ‘Sofía Vergara’ remarks
Worker argued new owner was ‘making life uncomfortable’ as staff felt they were ‘being monitored’
Travel agency ordered to pay worker more than €40,000 over lost job
Company unfairly made her redundant, then cost her another job, Workplace Relations Commission hears
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Manager sacked over ‘industrial scale’ use of firm’s plant to build son’s house loses claim
Duo sacked by construction firm Murphy International after complaint by an anonymous whistleblower, WRC told
Redundancy rules ‘worthless’ if Meta contractor can simply ignore them, says union
Covalen declined invitation to WRC to discuss more than 700 planned redundancies as workers stage one-day strike
Former Royal College of Physicians admin worker unfairly dismissed, tribunal hears
‘Nobody talked to me,’ says Monsurat Balogun, a mother of three who was out of work for more than a year
Pizza chef alleged to have made ‘creepy’ comments to girls as young as 12 loses unfair dismissal claim
Messages sent to her included one about how he could ‘wait another two years’ to be her boyfriend
Sacked pilot’s lawyer calls Aer Lingus executive ‘barefaced liar’ at WRC
Employees says he was penalised for making protected disclosures over ‘toxic fumes’
Former Google employee fails in claim of racial discrimination in loss of job
Workplace Relations Commission finds claimant failed to put forward evidence of discrimination to require rebuttal from former employer
Ambulance strike under way as group warns move poses ‘significant risk’ to lives
National Ambulance Service clinical director says 24-hour stoppage would be ‘very challenging’
Ambulance strike to begin at 8am on Tuesday, but emergency numbers still available
National Ambulance Service clinical director says 24-hour stoppage would be ‘very challenging’
Whistleblower initiates legal action against Tusla, says WRC agreement is void
Ciarán Kenneally case ‘points to a troubling pattern’ with protected disclosures, says solicitor
Ambulance service to be ‘significantly impacted’ by industrial action today
About 2,000 union members to start a work-to-rule from 8am, with 24-hour strike to follow from Monday night
Green energy firm CEO awarded €75,000 after being ‘unlawfully’ denied salary
He says he was ‘unlawfully’ denied money amid a boardroom dispute.
Union lawyers say flight attendant’s sacking proven unfair by managers’ testimony
A sacked senior Aer Lingus flight attendant has opted not to testify or call any witnesses on his unfair dismissal claim – with his legal team saying the case had already been proven by the airline’s own evidence.
Man banned from yoga studio after anti-Christmas comments loses religious discrimination claim
Man’s continued presence a threat to the ‘tranquillity and peacefulness’ fundamental to yoga, Workplace Relations Commission hears
Collapsed security firm ‘clearly racially discriminated,’ tribunal finds
Dozens of former BGSS staff have won employment rights claims over non-payment of wages by the firm
Top Aer Lingus executive denies pilot’s dismissal was ‘to silence him’
Aer Lingus COO Aidan Dunne gives evidence on 13th day of hearing
Aer Lingus denies flight attendant’s trade union position influenced decision on dismissal – WRC
Dismissal followed alleged refusal to allow passenger on delayed flight use a toilet for up to 45 minutes after take-off
‘Abusive’ taxi driver to pay €12,000 to visually impaired couple for refusal of service
WRC hears Anthony Clarke and Lisa O’Donovan left ‘hugely embarrassed and humiliated’ following incident
Man who quit after anti-Traveller slur used at work meeting wins €15,000
Kieran Reilly won the sum on foot of a complaint to the Workplace Relations Commission
Husband of former FG TD denies swearing at employee who accused wife of bullying
Kate O’Connell told the Workplace Relations Commission that Marwan Al Rahbi was ‘insubordinate’ towards her
Case against Woman’s Way publisher concerns ‘exploitation’ of women in media
Employee says she was last paid by Harmonia in 2024
Pharma multinational’s Irish staff told jobs ‘safe’ days before redundancies, WRC told
Senior manager lost her €90,000-a-year job after decade at firm
Fisheries agency threw official ‘under the bus’ after protected disclosure, WRC told
Fishery inspector says he knew letter to management on uninsured vehicles ‘would be like a nuclear bomb going off’ in the State agency
Cash office worker let go over switch to card payments genuinely redundant, WRC finds
Service station firm owned by Supermacs boss Pat McDonagh and his wife has been ordered to pay €1,250 to employee
Large increase in number of complaints over disability discrimination at work
Complaints made to WRC in 2025 saw 52% increase on previous year’s tally of 622
Worker investigated for ‘excessive fuel-card use’ said he left jeep running ‘all weekend’
He cited ‘battery issues’ as reason, Workplace Relations Commission hearing told
Leak by Mandate general secretary scuppered €1m deal for Debenhams staff, official claims
Staff were ‘wrongly blamed’ for collapse of secret deal for former workers at retailer, court told
Lidl told to pay €28,000 to warehouseman denied light duties after hernia
WRC finds retailer failed to adjust worker’s role when he returned to work
Department must pay €30,000 to visually impaired employee over ‘protracted’ discrimination
Paul Hill ‘humiliated’ by Department of Social Protection’s failure to provide reasonable accommodations for over 12-year period
Bank of Ireland loses patience with hybrid workers’ lack of flexibility
Threat to staff bonuses, pay and more is an end-game in an arrangement poorly managed by both sides
Union to raise concern over Bank of Ireland’s hybrid working crackdown with data watchdog
Bank of Ireland staff told office non-attendance could hit bonuses and pay rises, and swipe-in data will be shared with managers
Salesman awarded €106,000 after Donegal business failed to comply with earlier wages order
Employee tells WRC it was ‘humiliating’ to be paid less than younger colleague after 22 years of ‘loyal and committed’ service
Paramedic who claims she was groped by colleague felt forced to quit, employment tribunal told
HSE says investigation delayed by ‘Covid hangover’ and long list of witnesses
Hot meals oven fire prompted evacuation of Dublin primary school, inquiry hears
Employee taking case at Workplace Relations Commission claims school did not want people to know about incident
Twitter’s payout to unfairly dismissed manager is slashed
Gary Rooney, who had worked for the social media firm since 2013, was originally awarded €550,131 by the Workplace Relations Commission
Head of Workplace Relations Commission denies making remarks about two civil servants, witness says
Audrey Cahill not set to give evidence to tribunal on rights claim by a WRC adjudication officer
Cybersecurity boss says worker’s fears about Israeli military hacking his firm ‘James Bond stuff’
Edgescan CEO Eoin Keary told the WRC he formed the view that worker Cian Ó Laoi was an ‘insider threat’ to the business
Company law enforcer spends €334,000 on employment case
State agency sought to have Workplace Relations Commission hearing in private, letter shows
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