‘Shell-shocked’ bullying victim awarded €17.5k

A bullying victim left "shell-shocked" after suffering verbal abuse from his boss and being suspended has won a €17,500 award in an unfair dismissal case.

It follows an Employment Appeals Tribunal ruling that Darren Young was unfairly dismissed by Mayo pharmaceutical Bioshell Teoranta.

Mr Young told the hearing he was working in a “toxic situation” at work where his boss, a managing director at the firm, constantly shouted at him over a three-hour period on August 10, 2011, and called him incompetent.