Worker awarded €30k over pig farm dismissal

A Co Cavan pig farmer has been ordered to pay €30,000 to a pig stockman in a dispute over the treatment of a group of piglets.

The Labour Court has ordered Pottle Pig Farm to pay €30,000 to Valery Panasov after finding that there were no grounds for his dismissal.

An adjudication officer at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) had earlier awarded Mr Panasov €10,000 after finding that his dismissal was unfair as it was procedurally flawed.