Organisation: Workplace Relations Commission

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Workplace Relations Commission
Former principal of Cork private school awarded €60k in redundancy and unpaid wages
Rockboro National School on Boreenmanna Road, which charged fees of €5,000, did not reopen after the summer of 2023 following a drop in enrollment

Mon, 19 Aug, 2024

Independent Clare TD ordered to pay worker €11.5k for unfair dismissal
Independent Clare TD ordered to pay worker €11.5k for unfair dismissal
The WRC said that Violet Anne Wynne 'failed to engage in any procedures prior to dismissal and failed to provide the complainant with a reason for the dismissal'

Fri, 16 Aug, 2024

Courtney Carey WRC case against Wix
Israeli tech firm must pay €35k to former employee sacked over calling Israel 'a terrorist state' 
Wix Online Platforms had accepted that it had unfairly dismissed Courtney Carey

Sun, 21 Jul, 2024

Irish Examiner View: Freedom of speech is essential for democracy
Irish Examiner View: Freedom of speech is essential for democracy
It is a cornerstone of democracy that people are free to express political opinions without fear of reprisal. If different views are not allowed, we are entering a zone in which thought is policed and punished 

Fri, 21 Jun, 2024

Almost €2m in unpaid wages recovered after WRC inspections
Almost €2m in unpaid wages recovered after WRC inspections
Of the €1.95m recovered in unpaid wages by the WRC in 2023, over one quarter of this (€565,409) related to employment in food service activities.

Mon, 20 May, 2024

Cork outlet ordered to pay €500 to worker fired after row with manager while holding a knife
Cork outlet ordered to pay €500 to worker fired after row with manager while holding a knife
The manager of the outlet told the WRC that he spoke to the staff member about slacking off on the job

Wed, 24 Apr, 2024

Aviation industry support
Firm claims it can't pay redundancy due to EU sanctions on Russia
Workplace Relations Commission hears employees of Irish subsidiary of a Russian aircraft leasing firm were left 'high and dry'

Mon, 22 Apr, 2024

Siptu official felt 'betrayed' after making protected disclosures
Siptu official felt 'betrayed' after making protected disclosures
'Everything I believed in came crashing down,' says senior official Ger Malone, who claims she was 'union bashed' for raising alleged wrongdoing

Thu, 18 Apr, 2024

Nursing home ordered to pay €30,000 to healthcare worker following sexual and racial abuse
Nursing home ordered to pay €30,000 to healthcare worker following sexual and racial abuse
Victim was cornered by a patient with dementia touching himself sexually

Wed, 10 Apr, 2024

Gardaí probe human trafficking complaint as woman awarded €143k at employment tribunal
Gardaí probe human trafficking complaint as woman awarded €143k at employment tribunal
The Workplace Relations Commission had come from Malaysia to work in Dublin and ended up earning the equivalent of €4.46 an hour for a 50-hour work week

Wed, 03 Apr, 2024

HSE recruitment freeze referred to Workplace Relations Commission
HSE recruitment freeze referred to Workplace Relations Commission
The recruitment moratorium has been referred to the Workplace Relations Commission and is due to be heard tomorrow

Wed, 27 Mar, 2024

Domino's Pizza xmas jobs
Review of practice for determining job status 'ongoing' after bogus self-employment case
The Karshan judgment last October was broadly seen as a landmark decision in terms of the eradication of bogus self-employment

Mon, 18 Mar, 2024

Woman made redundant from Kerry firm run by estranged husband awarded €11k
Woman made redundant from Kerry firm run by estranged husband awarded €11k
A woman who was part-owner of a Kerry-based retrofitting company has been awarded over €11,000 after the Workplace Relations Commission ruled her marital breakdown was a factor in her being unfairly dismissed from the firm run by her estranged ...

Sun, 28 Jan, 2024

Tip money and bill
Businesses and workers to have their say on tipping legislation 
Public consultation is seeking input on the possible weaknesses in the current legislation and how improvements can be made

Thu, 25 Jan, 2024

Woman working at a restaurant
Employers face on-the-spot fines for not passing on tips
Workplace Relations Commission can impose fines of up to €1,500 on restaurants or bars found to be in breach of law

Sat, 30 Dec, 2023

Lansdowne House Workplace Relations Commission
Donohoe blames stalled pay talks on unions 'raising new items'
Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe said he had already made a 'significant concession'  several weeks ago

Wed, 20 Dec, 2023

Lansdowne House Workplace Relations Commission
Widows of former HSE workers back at WRC in 'disturbing and chilling' row over pensions
Pay increase granted in 2007 has not been honoured for widows of group including engineers, architects, senior hospital managers and procurement specialists

Fri, 03 Nov, 2023

Cork-based garda sergeant awarded €65,000 for discrimination after eye injury
Cork-based garda sergeant awarded €65,000 for discrimination after eye injury
Workplace Relations Commission found that An Garda Síochána failed to provide Sgt David Haughney with ‘reasonable accommodation’ for a disability under the Employment Equality Act

Thu, 02 Nov, 2023

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Ammi Burke ordered to pay most of other sides' costs in her failed unfair dismissal appeal
Ms Justice Marguerite Bolger said the court 'can and should mark its disapproval of how the applicant chose to conduct herself during the proceedings'

Mon, 16 Oct, 2023

Enoch Burke court case
Judge asks Ammi Burke to stick to the issue before ending costs hearing for failed action
Ms Justice Marguerite Bolger bid members of the court “good day” as she left the room to shouts of 'shame on you' by Ms Burke’s mother and father

Thu, 12 Oct, 2023

Care crisis: 'Staff have had to bag pack for their own salaries or to pay the heating bill'
Care crisis: 'Staff have had to bag pack for their own salaries or to pay the heating bill'
Staff of voluntary and community groups are paid much less than HSE and Tusla workers — despite delivering the same care services for the State, writes Mick Clifford

Mon, 09 Oct, 2023

RTE Staff Rally
Former RTÉ journalist loses €300k sexual harassment claim against broadcaster
The Workplace Relations Commission still found that Katarzyna Czernik was sexually harassed by a male colleague in the newsroom

Thu, 05 Oct, 2023

Bernard Dunne 26/11/2019
Former Irish boxer Bernard Dunne reaches settlement in employment dispute with IABA
In late 2021, Dunne filed a complaint with the Irish Athletic Boxing Association in which he alleged his position had been undermined in an anonymous document which he maintained was designed to discredit him both personally and professionally

Wed, 13 Sep, 2023

Cork cook was dismissed from work for being sick 'up to 20 times a day' while pregnant
Cork cook was dismissed from work for being sick 'up to 20 times a day' while pregnant
The co-owner of Easy Meals Ltd in Millstreet, Samantha Cleary, told the cook she was “pregnant and not disabled” and expected her to continue to do her work as normal

Tue, 12 Sep, 2023

Retained firefighters accept proposals to resolve industrial dispute
Retained firefighters accept proposals to resolve industrial dispute
It follows a two-month long industrial action carried out by some 2,000 part-time firefighters over staffing numbers and pay

Tue, 05 Sep, 2023

Beer In Amsterdam
Limerick pub ordered to pay €9k to barman accused of drinking on the job 
The owner of a Limerick city pub has been ordered to pay €9,000 compensation to a former barman accused of drinking on the job.

Sun, 03 Sep, 2023

Mick Clifford: The Garda Representative Association is out of step with its members
S Mick Clifford: The Garda Representative Association is out of step with its members
Twice in recent years, the top table of the GRA failed to ratify the preferred candidates for senior posts, leading to widespread anger and frustration among members, writes Mick Clifford

Sat, 02 Sep, 2023

Lansdowne House Workplace Relations Commission
Father fails in discrimination case over daughter who opted out of religious classes 
Man claimed at Workplace Relations Commission the school failed to allow his daughter attend another class while religion was being taught

Wed, 30 Aug, 2023

Lidl ordered to pay compensation after demanding autistic boy's dog leave store
Lidl ordered to pay compensation after demanding autistic boy's dog leave store
WRC adjudicator Marguerite Buckley ordered the retailer to pay the un-named mother for discrimination under the Equal Status Act 'as well as the distress suffered by her son'

Fri, 25 Aug, 2023

Irish presidential race
Ex-presidential candidate Peter Casey was 'almost violent' when sacking executive, Labour Court told
The Labour Court heard that Michael O’Sullivan was dismissed due to a combination of poor performance and sending a 'shocking, threatening and intimidating' e-mail to a colleague

Wed, 09 Aug, 2023

Pensive child looking through a window
Jigsaw provides missing pieces of youth mental health service
However, many young people are left waiting for up to 18 weeks to be seen due to a spike in demand since the pandemic

Mon, 07 Aug, 2023

WRC finds more than 100 breaches of laws on tipping staff
WRC finds more than 100 breaches of laws on tipping staff
Staff can make a complaint to the Workplace Relations Commission in cases where there are unlawful deductions from tips

Wed, 26 Jul, 2023

Result of Tara Mines worker ballot on temporary closure supports due by noon 
Result of Tara Mines worker ballot on temporary closure supports due by noon 
If agreed to, they will provide enhanced support for workers laid off during a temporary closure of Tara Mines in Navan, county Meath which is scheduled to commence tomorrow

Thu, 13 Jul, 2023

Lansdowne House Workplace Relations Commission
Rape victim refused treatment due to PTSD-related aggressive behaviour awarded €10k
The WRC adjudicator could not condone the use of expletives by the woman in a phone call to a doctor, but said the clinic’s decision to terminate her treatment was “a cruel and excessive response”

Fri, 07 Jul, 2023

Woman claims landlord told her to leave apartment because she was pregnant
Woman claims landlord told her to leave apartment because she was pregnant
The WRC hearing was told the woman had recorded her conversation with the landlord as he was “aggressive” and had “declared war”

Tue, 04 Jul, 2023

Solicitor denies intimidating law student who claims she worked for him and is yet to be paid
Solicitor denies intimidating law student who claims she worked for him and is yet to be paid
The student claims an alleged malicious campaign of intimidation and harassment is "designed to pressure me into withdrawing my WRC claim against him".

Mon, 26 Jun, 2023

Catherine Conlon: Six steps to take now to avoid a trolley crisis this winter 
Catherine Conlon: Six steps to take now to avoid a trolley crisis this winter 
With an ageing population in Ireland and a drop in those reporting good health, Catherine Conlon looks at what could help the country deal with the implications

Mon, 05 Jun, 2023

Lansdowne House Workplace Relations Commission
Pregnant paramedic awarded €15,000 for discrimination 
HSE accepted that if a man had ill health and was redeployed, he would get the subsistence payment denied to the claimant

Thu, 25 May, 2023

Lansdowne House Workplace Relations Commission
Limerick transport firm to compensate unfairly dismissed workers
Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) adjudicator Andrew Heavey ordered individual compensation for each of the 11 people involved, ranging from €21,000 to €2,320.

Fri, 05 May, 2023

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'The court is horrified' - High Court dismisses Ammi Burke's case due to her conduct
The judge said she would give a written ruling explaining her decision later, but she gave an indicative view that the WRC and Arthur Cox were entitled to their full legal costs

Thu, 04 May, 2023

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WRC entitled to dismiss Ammi Burke's case due to obstructive conduct, court told
Ms Justice Marguerite Bolger asked Ms Burke not to repeat submissions she already made, as it is a “waste of court time and, as you pointed out yesterday… it is not in the interests of the taxpayer”.

Thu, 04 May, 2023

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Ammi Burke complains of taxpayers’ money being spent amid 'hold up' in unfair dismissal case
The judge also asked Ms Burke not to point her finger at her while making submissions, as it was “quite distracting”.

Wed, 03 May, 2023

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High Court judge refuses to recuse herself from Ammi Burke unfair dismissal case
After the judge concluded giving her judgment, Ms Burke immediately rose to object to being 'forced' to proceed with her case before Ms Justice Bolger

Wed, 03 May, 2023

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Ammi Burke asks High Court judge to recuse herself from unfair dismissal hearing
Arthur Cox LLP submitted that certain exchanges Ms Burke was involved in led to a breakdown of trust and confidence and to the decision to dismiss her

Tue, 02 May, 2023

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