Tenant wins €23,000 compensation after landlords sent eviction notices during HAP dispute
William Gallagher secured sum on discrimination and victimisation grounds against Jenny Brennan and Matthew Hannigan
Workplace Relations Commission
Financial Services Union opens ballot on AIB hybrid working regime
Lender informed staff of its plans in July
Yoga student claims he was banned for anti-Christmas views
Complainant tells WRC he referred to Christmas as ‘celebrating a religious cult which has its origins based on the rape of a child’
Chinese chef who worked 73 hours a week but had to ‘repay’ most of wages awarded €155,000
He was often left with €60 after paying off debt related to work permit and recruitment, WRC hears
Worker who was fired and stabbed days after marrying boss’s daughter wins €30,000 at WRC
Respondent company `did not attend the hearing’ while employee ‘came across as a credible witness’, adjudicator Conor Stokes notes
Union lodges WRC case over UCD move to bring staff back on site at least three days a week
Members angry that new policy ignores local requirements and varying workload through the year
I was shocked to find a male colleague doing similar work is paid over €10,000 more. What can I do?
Work Q&A: Pay disparity between genders in the private sector is common but new EU legislation should improve transparency
Ryanair flight attendant used alleged AI-generated legal papers in €170,000 discrimination claim, WRC hears
WRC cites ‘abuse of process’ as it dismisses case
Ex-Paralympian Nadine Lattimore loses claim over shop worker’s guide dog error
Lattimore’s discrimination complaint was her fourth against a business in Dublin’s north inner city in two years
Central Bank manager dismissed employee who made complaint against him, hearing told
Claims made before public hearing of Workplace Relations Commission for first time
Meath firefighter who claims he was bullied loses constructive dismissal claim
Workplace Relations Commission told no evidence behaviour at centre of claim met bullying threshold
Central Bank manager fired investigator who complained to HR about him, WRC told
Employee on sick leave at time of action
NCT worker of 23 years dismissed by phone secures €13,200 compensation
Employer Applus Car Testing made no response to complaint and did not attend WRC hearing
Labour Court rejects appeal by Brendan Ogle over discrimination claim against Unite
Trade union official had alleged he was removed from role due to absence for cancer treatment
Irish Rail ordered to repay wages deducted from inspector who owed firm €84,000
Employee had engaged in case against company which failed
Jet repair report posted online ‘not intended for public’, says Aer Lingus safety chief
Dismissed pilot’s lawyer says he believed safety issues were ‘whitewashed’ and ‘covered over’ by airline
Doctor ousted in beauty clinic boardroom row wins €91,000 at WRC
WRC is told ‘disputes’ arose regarding company’s management
Aer Lingus feared ‘Barbra Streisand effect’ if it got injunction over sacked pilot’s posts
Airline defending sacking of airline captain at WRC
Beauty salon in Dublin ordered to pay €11,000 to worker paid just €5 an hour and denied tips
Workplace Relations Commission estimates that complainant was owed €3,000 in tips along with other sums
Disability centre seeks to have WRC case into allegations of penalisation anonymised
WRC adjudication officer says he will consider the matter in advance of a full hearing
Teacher awarded €42,000 for gender discrimination over job vacancy
Substitute teacher brought complaint against Kilmacrennan National School in Co Donegal
Landlord who refused HAP for tenant ordered to pay maximum compensation
WRC told landlord had ‘no idea what HAP was’ and thought local authority would `take over’ his property
WRC awards security guard €7,500 after rape threat
Tribunal told alleged sexual harassment incidents took place between October 2024 and January 2025
WRC recommends cafe pay €5,000 over ‘punitive transfer’ for ‘too friendly’ barista
Non-binding recommendation came on foot of a complaint by the worker under the Industrial Relations Act 1969
Tech company ordered to pay €445,440 to Irish founder over unfair dismissal
Music composition software platform Hyph had challenged ‘excessive award’ at WRC after Mick Kiely was dismissed
Deli worker with MS awarded €4,000 over disability discrimination
Manager could not guarantee reduction in hours
Fired salesman testifies on corruption claims at Cork-headquartered global IT firm
Ali Izzy told the WRC his reputation had been ‘ruined’ as a result of the company’s actions
Former salesman tells WRC he was offered ‘bribe’
IT company has business with clients in Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Bahrain
Security guard who felt ‘let down and used’ awarded 40 times value of wages he was denied
Adjudicator says BGS Security had shown a ‘blatant disregard’ for workers’ rights
RTÉ presenter tells tribunal he overheard order to cut editor’s shifts
Colm Ó Mongáin gave evidence to the WRC on a series of employment rights complaints brought by a colleague
Employees feel ‘entitled’ to hybrid working, says head of Lewis Silkin’s Dublin office
UK firm aiming to become one of the largest employment law specialists in Ireland
Lidl store manager who couldn’t produce receipt for drinks loses unfair dismissal claim
Employee told WRC she believed there was ‘bias’ at play in disciplinary investigation
Transgender volunteer awarded €5,000 for discrimination by youth group
Committee voted to exclude volunteer from working with younger children due to his gender identity
Girl turned away by creche over nut allergy wins €3,000 compensation
Creche argued there had been no prior notice to them about the toddler’s new medical condition
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