HSE worker who missed 50 weeks' work in five years gets €10k for unfair dismissal

In the period May to September 2019, Ms Rainsford was facilitated with a three-day week, in which time she had no absences

Ms Rainsford worked for the HSE on a number of fixed-term contracts from November 2015 to October 2019.

A HSE West worker who had a pattern of absences totalling 50 weeks in five years has been awarded €10,000 for her unfair dismissal.

At the Labour Court, Deputy Chairman Tom Geraghty found that the scale of Mary Rainsford’s absences and her non-cooperation were significant contributors to the decision to dismiss.