Employee sacked from company his father helped to set up

The Employment Appeals Tribunal has awarded €50,000 to a man who, it found, was unfairly dismissed from the company his father helped to set up.

Colin Carrick joined Dublin Stevedores Ltd in 2001.

According to evidence given to the tribunal by Mr Carrick, relations between the company’s founders JN and his father turned sour in 2004 and that resulted in the latter being ousted from the company. Court proceedings were initiated and Mr Carrick was a witness for the defence in the case.