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# Unfair Dismissal

This year
2023
Lidl Ireland ordered to pay worker €4k for unfair dismissal over drinking Yakult without paying
The case was heard before the Workplace Relations Commission.
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Sep 6th 2023, 2:13 PM
Businessman Peter Casey was 'almost violent' during sacking at his recruitment firm, court told
An unfair dismissal case has been taken by a former executive against Casey’s firm Claddagh Resources.
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Aug 9th 2023, 7:39 PM
High Court judge says Ammi Burke case was dismissed due to her 'extraordinary behaviour'
The judge stated that she told Burke that her ‘conduct was appalling’ at an unfair dismissal case in May.
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Jun 26th 2023, 5:58 PM
Man who streamed Michaela McAreavey video loses unfair dismissal tribunal
Andrew McDade lost his job as a lorry driver after the clip from the livestream sparked outrage last May.
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Jun 6th 2023, 10:43 AM
Last year
2022
Firm to pay €40k to man dismissed for sending 'inappropriate' Family Guy message to colleague
The Workplace Relations Commission found that Regeneron unfairly dismissed Robert Libera for gross misconduct.
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Jan 23rd 2022, 2:55 PM
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Firm ordered to pay €10,000 to worker made redundant during first Covid-19 lockdown
The case was recently heard at the Workplace Relations Commission.
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Mar 25th 2021, 3:53 PM
Man loses claim for unfair dismissal after sacking for sexual assault of colleague at Christmas party is upheld
The case was recently heard by the Workplace Relations Commission.
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Nov 19th 2020, 4:45 PM
'She was left vulnerable': 64-year-old woman awarded €10,000 after being fired over age and illness
The woman took a discrimination case against her employer, a residential disability service.
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Jun 26th 2020, 10:15 AM
'We don’t think it was a red card': Stoke City to appeal Irish 18-year-old's League Cup dismissal
Ireland U21 defender Nathan Collins was sent off during Stoke’s League Cup defeat to Crawley last night.
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Sep 25th 2019, 11:35 AM
Clerical officer sacked by public body after missing almost 300 days in one year
The WRC said there were substantial grounds for the worker’s dismissal.
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Sep 13th 2019, 4:34 PM
Mayo retailer to pay €20,000 to woman who was unfairly dismissed in dispute over 12 ham slices
Details of the case was heard at the Labour Court.
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Jul 18th 2019, 6:13 PM
Pregnant woman who felt isolated and humiliated by male boss awarded €16,500
The woman worked at the accountancy firm from 2006 to 2018.
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May 9th 2019, 7:32 PM
Trinity College 'unfairly dismissed' lecturer at centre of controversial Prime Time FGM comments
Dr Ali Selim is one of the leading figures in the Irish Muslim community.
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Apr 24th 2019, 6:05 AM
Woman awarded €15k after claiming she was dismissed because of her pregnancy
The case was brought before the Workplace Relations Commission.
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Apr 4th 2019, 6:10 AM
Care home worker loses unfair dismissal claim after she called service user 'a little s**t'
The WRC dismissed the woman’s claim after finding that her claim was not well-founded.
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Mar 11th 2019, 10:50 PM
Care worker who allegedly told service user that she'd 'kill her' loses unfair dismissal action
The patient’s grand-daughter alleged that on 26 April 2018 the care-worker had verbally threatened her grandmother.
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Feb 21st 2019, 5:15 PM
Health worker loses career after allowing vulnerable teen go to toilet unaccompanied at Dart station
The WRC has ordered the man’s former employer to pay him €20,000 for his unfair dismissal.
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Feb 18th 2019, 3:45 PM
Packaging firm ordered to pay €12,500 to unfairly dismissed pregnant worker
The woman’s P45 was left on her desk while she was on sick leave.
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Feb 15th 2019, 2:59 PM
Man accused of 'stealing' from employer for taking sick leave over back injury awarded €10,000
The fresh produce employee took a case against his former employer to the Labour Court this week.
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Feb 3rd 2019, 8:00 AM
Pregnant woman who was dismissed after being asked if she had 'too much Supermac's' awarded €14,000
The hotel which employed the woman was ordered to pay her compensation by the Workplace Relations Commission.
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Jan 7th 2019, 5:43 PM
Hotel worker who claimed manager told him that he had his 'head up his a**e' awarded €1,700
The dispute arose after the worker went home from his job early one evening in December 2017.
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Nov 6th 2018, 6:10 AM
Worker accused of complaining about UK bosses in 'strong nationalist undertones' fails in unfair dismissal case
His company said the email sent to the CEO in America had “intimidating content”.
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Nov 3rd 2018, 6:00 AM
Man who hit emergency stop button on machine, costing company €93,000, loses unfair dismissal case
During an investigation, the man told his employer that he did not know that the emergency stop button was only to be used in actual emergencies.
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Oct 31st 2018, 6:00 AM
Gym worker who yawned and 'rolled on floor' in front of members awarded €1,420 for unfair dismissal
The case was taken after the complainant alleged that he was bullied and undermined by his manager before he was sacked.
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Oct 20th 2018, 7:30 AM
Worker who posted derogatory Facebook memes about 'bosses' awarded €7,700
The woman alleged the managing director of the company had kicked her chair and shouted at her, which started the furore.
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Sep 21st 2018, 6:10 AM
A waitress who was sacked over a bad TripAdvisor review has been awarded €2,000
The woman claimed she was unfairly dismissed after a customer described her as ‘abrupt’.
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Sep 6th 2018, 2:45 PM
Mechanic awarded €11.5k after being sacked for failing to turn up to work on time
The man in question had been employed as a mechanic at a garage from 1 July 2003 to 18 March 2017.
34.6k
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Sep 6th 2018, 6:01 AM
Woman bullied and accused of doing 'crap job of running' property company awarded €12,500
The WRC heard how the woman was harassed by the company’s clients following the economic downturn.
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Aug 30th 2018, 6:01 AM
Ministerial driver sacked over expense claims has unfair dismissal case rejected by WRC
The case was brought when the driver had his contract terminated after providing insufficient proof for his expenses.
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Aug 29th 2018, 6:20 AM
Woman awarded €8,000 after being sacked for not being pushy enough with customers
The woman lasted just 34 days in her employment as store manager for a Dublin outlet of a family-run business.
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Aug 22nd 2018, 6:15 AM
Employer who sacked worker after secretly filming him siphoning off diesel 'behaved reasonably'
The worker had complained that the covert surveillance breached his privacy.
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Aug 21st 2018, 6:20 AM
Woman, sacked same day she told employer she had to attend pregnancy appointment, awarded €10,000
The woman had been working at the company for a little over a month.
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Aug 12th 2018, 7:30 AM
Car dealership manager who made 'bogus' invoice for van awarded €40,000 over his sacking
The man arranged the purchase for a colleague.
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Aug 11th 2018, 7:10 AM
Bar manager sacked after his 11-year-old son was seen carrying pint glasses to customers awarded €3,270
The man had been working at the pub for 27 years.
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Aug 10th 2018, 6:20 AM
NCT firm right to fire test centre worker who allegedly told customer 'f**k off', WRC rules
The WRC found that the man’s unfair dismissal complaint against his formal employer “is not well founded”.
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Aug 7th 2018, 2:54 PM
Boss who told woman being sick was 'no problem' and fired her a week later ordered to pay her €10,000
The company in question did not appear at the Labour Court hearing regarding the woman’s complaint.
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Aug 5th 2018, 10:00 PM
Childcare worker who had rock thrown at him and was regularly threatened wins €15k compensation
The Workplace Relations Commission said the man had “no alternative but to resign” because of how he was treated.
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Jul 21st 2018, 4:00 PM
Sacked worker who went along with false story to 'protect teammate' awarded €50k compensation
The former technician at the wind farm services company won his unfair dismissal case at the Workplace Relations Commission.
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Jul 19th 2018, 6:15 AM
'They wanted me out': Former emergency service controller awarded €5k over 'flawed' disciplinary probe
The man sought reinstatement but the WRC judged that to be inappropriate given the “breakdown of trust”.
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Jul 18th 2018, 6:05 AM
Married store manager admits he offered accommodation to staff members for sex
The Workplace Relations Commission has ordered his employer to pay the man €6,500 after finding that his dismissal was unfair.
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Jun 21st 2018, 2:00 PM
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