Horse product firm ordered to pay €56k to sales manager over 'sham' redundancy process

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has ordered a horse product sales company pay an unfairly dismissed pregnant international sales manager €56,000 for her unfair dismissal.

WRC Adjudication Officer, Hugh Lonsdale, found that the woman’s pregnancy didn’t play a role in her employer's decision to unfairly dismiss her but stated that her pregnancy contributed to the delay in her finding alternative employment.