Category: Employment Law
David Henderson vs. Bohemians FC – “Sham Redundancy” Ruling
Complainant: David Henderson, former Chief Scout Respondent: Bohemian Football Club WRC Decision Date: July 2025 Compensation Awarded: €26,000 (2 years’ salary – the maximum allowed ...
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Artur Czopek v TJX Ireland Unlimited
Decision Date: 2 July 2025 Adjudication Officer: Bríd Deering Award: Claim Rejected (no compensation) Legislation: Employment Equality Acts 1998 – 2021 Grounds: Alleged Racial Discrimination, ...
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Bar One Racing – Unfair Dismissal and Procedural Failures
Respondent: Bar One Racing (bookmaker firm) Complainant: Unnamed employee Decision Date: June 2025 Award: €2,700 compensation Legislation: Unfair Dismissals Act 1977 Key Issue: Gross breaches ...
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Anonymous Cleaner v Contract Cleaning Company
Decision Date: 11 June 2024 Adjudication Officer: Valerie Murtagh Award: €10,000 Legislation: Employment Equality Acts 1998–2021 Grounds: Gender Discrimination, Harassment, and Discriminatory Dismissal Case Summary ...
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Employer Was Right to Dismiss – But Still Lost the Case
A €3,000 Award Highlights the Risk of Skipping One Final Step A recent Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) ruling awarded €3,000 to a hotel night manager ...
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Peninsula Pay Discrimination Case
Why HR policies must go beyond fairness and withstand legal scrutiny The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has ruled that a pay discrimination claim against leading ...
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Accountant Awarded €145,000 for Unfair Dismissal
WRC issues one of the largest awards of 2025 so far in a case every employer should learn from The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has ...
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Worker Dismissed During Fertility Treatment Awarded €10,000
WRC reminds employers that absence due to medical treatment doesn’t justify a sudden redundancy The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has awarded €10,000 to a woman ...
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Umarjon Muradov v BGS Security Ltd
Adjudication Officer: David James Murphy Decision published: 28 March 2025 Total award: €63,767.84 Background The complainant worked as a licensed security guard for BGSS at ...
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