Former insurance boss gets €1.25m for unfair dismissal

Philip Smith, the former chief executive of Royal Sun Alliance (RSA) Insurance Ireland, has been awarded €1.25m for unfair dismissal.

Former insurance boss gets €1.25m for unfair dismissal

The award was made by the Employment Appeals Tribunal yesterday and is the largest unfair dismissals compensation award ever made in Ireland.

The RSA will appeal the decision. A spokesperson for the company said: “We are extremely disappointed by the tribunal’s decision and fundamentally disagree with it. We are considering our options, but intend to appeal the judgement.”

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