Group fired supervisor for ‘bugging’ board meeting

A Limerick-based community education group fired a supervisor after finding that she ‘bugged’ a board meeting by placing a recorder in a flower basket.

St Mary’s Community Adult Education Group Ltd sacked Community Employment (CE) supervisor, Mary Donnelly after concluding that Ms Donnelly placed the recorder in the flower basket.

Ms Donnelly brought an unfair dismissal action against the group to the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT). However, the EAT has now found, in a majority ruling, that Ms Donnelly was not unfairly dismissed.