Category: Employment Law
BGT Semi-Finalist Awarded €12,000 for Constructive Dismissal by Cork’s Circus Factory
Complainant: Cormac Mohally Respondent: Circus Factory CLG, Cork WRC Decision: Constructive and unfair dismissal upheld Award: €12,000 compensation Legislation: Unfair Dismissals Act 1977 Adjudication Officer: ...
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Indian Security Manager Loses Discrimination Case
Complainant: Syed Baqur Hussein Respondent: One Complete Solution Limited (OCS) WRC Decision: No discrimination found Date of Incident: August 2022 Decision Date: August 2025 Legislation: ...
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Teacher Awarded €85,000 for Discrimination During Maternity Leave
Complainant: Emily Williams Respondent: Board of Management, St Tola’s National School, Delvin, Co. Westmeath WRC Decision: Discrimination proven under the Employment Equality Act 1998 Award: ...
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Award for Discrimination Against New Mother Denied Part-Time Return
Complainant: Lisa McGrath Respondent: Net Smart Security Ltd Claim: Discrimination on the grounds of gender and family status under the Employment Equality Act 1998 WRC ...
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Founder Awarded for Constructive Dismissal
WRC highlights risks of failing to formalise executive contracts and breaching core employment rights In one of the most striking employment law rulings this year, ...
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Unregistered Apprentice Awarded After Garage Fails to Pay Minimum Wage
WRC rules there’s no legal basis for paying apprentice rates without SOLAS registration A motor garage in Co. Wexford has been ordered by the Workplace ...
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Employer Could Have Avoided a €15,800 Constructive Dismissal Award
Key HR Lessons from the Chantelle Lingerie Case A recent Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) ruling awarded €15,800 to a lingerie saleswoman who was constructively dismissed ...
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Summary Dismissal, and a €1,500 Award
In a recent Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) ruling, a meat plant worker who was summarily dismissed after allegedly pointing a knife at a company director ...
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WRC Hearing Adjourned Over Witness on a Train
Why Employers Must Take Remote Hearings Just as Seriously as In-Person Proceedings A WRC hearing was adjourned after a key defence witness attempted to give ...
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