Woman accused of violating remote working policies by logging in from Spain has WRC case thrown out

Former client service associate said she was told her department had a 'relaxed and flexible' remote working policy

Complainant said she did not log in from Spain, and instead used a Spanish IT connection from Dublin that belonged to her husband

A Spanish worker who was accused of manipulating her Dublin office's attendance-tracking swipe system and violating the terms of her employer's remote working policy by logging in from Spain has had her case dismissed by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC).

Maite Gutierrez Fenoll worked at financial services company Interactive Brokers Ireland Ltd for almost three years before she was dismissed from her role as a client service associate in October 2024.