Bus mechanic fired for calling colleague 'stupid f**king foreigner' awarded €2.6k

Noting that Luke Sutton had found alternative work very quickly, the WRC awarded him compensation of €4,452.80 but reduced it by 40% because of the contribution he made to his own dismissal to €2,671.68.

A mechanic who was fired after calling a Polish work colleague “a stupid f**king foreigner” has been awarded almost €2,700 after the Workplace Relations Commission ruled he had been unfairly dismissed from his job.

Dualway, a bus group based in Rathcoole, Co. Dublin, was ordered to pay the compensation to former mechanic, Luke Sutton, as a result of the finding.