€20k for manager fired for leaving fryer on

A manager of a fast food outlet “who could have burned the place down” by mistake after leaving a fryer on overnight has been awarded €20,000 for her unfair dismissal.

This follows the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) finding the woman was denied natural justice when sacked by her boss.

In a submission to the WRC, the unnamed former manager admitted she left the fryer on.