Woman awarded €148k after unfair dismissal

A SENIOR executive at a Dublin-based computer software company has been awarded €148,000 after being wrongfully fired over allegations that she had shared sensitive information with work colleagues.

The Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) ordered Emuse Technologies of Columbia Mills, Sir John Rogerson Quay, to pay compensation to its former human resources manager, Lorraine Fitzpatrick, after it ruled she had been unfairly dismissed.

Lawyers for Ms Fitzpatrick of Mainham Wood, College Rd, Clane, Co Kildare claimed a disciplinary process used by the company to sack her were “a complete sham” and that she had never been directly accused of disclosing sensitive information.