Woman made redundant from Kerry firm run by estranged husband awarded €11k

The WRC adjudicator concluded that the marital breakdown had 'a significant part to play' in Amanda McKeown being selected for redundancy.

A woman who was part-owner of a Kerry-based retrofitting company has been awarded over €11,000 after the Workplace Relations Commission ruled her marital breakdown was a factor in her being unfairly dismissed from the firm run by her estranged husband.

The WRC found Amanda McKeown was unfairly made redundant from her role in Retrofit Design Ltd of Killorglin, Co Kerry after working in the company for over nine years.