Ex-TD Violet-Anne Wynne says she cannot pay rent and is depending on goodwill
Wynne asked in court to substantiate claim she has no income to pay off €6,500 debt to ex-office worker
Workplace Relations Commission
Employee sacked after HR chief recorded him on phone call wins €10k for unfair dismissal
Worker was sacked when a recording of him venting his ‘frustrations’ to the company’s human resources chief was sent to the CEO months later
University Hospital Limerick accused of laughing at patient in wheelchair
Treatment and behaviour ‘unacceptable’, says HSE but Workplace Relations Commission complaint dismissed due to passage of time
Receptionist called a ‘lazy b***h’ by co-worker says apology wasn’t ‘genuine’
Employer says it made ‘strenuous efforts’ to resolve the formal grievance
Nearly €35,000 owed to staff left ‘in the lurch’ by Shanahan’s on the Green closure
Some senior waiters were making €1,000 a week or more while working full-time hours
Power struggle led to corporate watchdog’s garda roles not being filled
Chief executive claimed ‘unprecedented unwillingness to accept decisions’
Sacked Irish Rail worker who said he defied orders in bid to avert crane accident fails to win job back
Employee wins €12,000 at Workplace Relations Commission after colleague’s foot was injured in incident
Circle K manager’s alleged Garda threat saw homeless man pick up human faeces with bare hands, WRC told
Employee told to supervise cleaning of bathroom and ultimately to finish job
Manager who sent cleaner home over blue hair dye wins €10,000 at WRC
Supervisor found by her employer to have produced a ‘fraudulent’ training record prior to sacking
Charity finance manager who raised concerns over accounts awarded €35,000 for dismissal
Complainant had been employee for just over a month when probationary period was terminated
RTÉ HR manager denies newsroom worker had to ‘misrepresent himself to Revenue’ to get shifts with broadcaster
Employee tells WRC he was denied the statutory entitlements to paid leave and Sunday premium pay
TikTok staff didn’t know content moderation quiz would be factor in redundancies, WRC told
Over 1,900 workers worldwide who were put at risk of losing their jobs in early 2024 were tested on their knowledge of social media company’s content moderation policies
WRC will hear blind man’s discrimination claim against Re-Turn
Pat McCarthy alleges he is disadvantaged by the scheme because he cannot read the markings indicating if a drink container is included or not
Worker who said she was forced to quit Arranmore Island co-op over ‘cute hoorism’ remark loses claim
Community organisation operating on Co Donegal island wholly denied claim at WRC
Family ‘ghosted’ by dementia patient’s carer must pay €1,600 in unlawfully withheld wages
The elderly woman, who suffered from advanced dementia and required ‘pretty severe antipsychotics’, had been alone for 24 hours
Salesman ‘deceived by false promises’ over unpaid wages wins €27,000 at WRC
Employee joined video company on base salary of €75,000 and commission of up to €55,000 annually
Former TD Violet Anne Wynne tells court she has no income to pay ex-employee
Wynne, a former Independent TD for Clare, owes €6,500 to Fiona Smyth following WRC ruling
Supermarket cleared of discrimination in row over paying for groceries with 10c and 20c coins
Father accused store of breach of Equal Status Act 2000 by refusing service to children because they were from Travelling Community
NCAD could not ‘wipe slate clean’ after student with Down syndrome failed exam, WRC hears
Woman (25) has brought complaint alleging failure to provide reasonable accommodation
Coca-Cola ordered to pay €68,000 to marketing executive demoted on return from maternity leave
Employee had held role since 2018
Labour Court to hear Musk’s X appeal against WRC ruling
Labour Court sets aside three days for hearing
WRC cuts dismissal award to Penneys worker who called bosses ‘scrotes’ in WhatsApp group
Penneys worker was dismissed last year over certain remarks about a manager made in a informal work WhatsApp group
Baker who alleged he was subjected to racial slur in Polish wins €4,000
Workplace Relations Commission rejects other complaints by the French man
Sacked financial adviser wins €48,000 at WRC
Employee says she was not given a chance to address issue that led to her being fired
Keelings worker fired over claims regarding dead co-workers
Fruit and veg company says dismissal was justified by `reckless’ social media claims
Scientist with ‘debilitating’ condition alleges discrimination by not being allowed work from home
Workplace Relations Commission hears illness requires prescription painkillers to manage
Swimming coaches recruited from Philippines win back almost €12,000 in wages deducted by employer
Swim school told employment tribunal it had invested in training the staff and deductions had been agreed with them
Builder awarded €9,000 for unfair dismissal after calling employer a ‘sneaky rat’
David Donohoe complained to Workplace Relations Commission over being sacked from his employment of 13 years with SJK Civils Ltd
Boy (16) wins €9,000 equality claim over wearing earring at school
School ordered to change uniform policy after its rule on ear studs judged discriminatory on the grounds of gender
EBay customer support agent sanctioned for four minutes of inactivity loses dismissal case
WRC told anything over 60 seconds is considered work avoidance at the firm
‘I felt like I was his slave’: The Irish food industry’s exploitation of workers
Employment legislation breaches include working very long hours, being paid below the minimum wage, and not getting holidays due
Flute teacher to appeal WRC ruling he was not a whistleblower
Tribunal rejects claims of alleged ‘waste of public funds’ at Cork ETB School of Music
Worker has employment claims thrown out because she turned up 30 minutes late to hearing
Employer’s representative and two witnesses were present
Trinity student suffered months of sexual harassment from older staff member at Spilt Milk ice cream parlour, WRC hears
Claimant quit after hearing owner told another staff member alleged harasser had made a remark about her ‘flirting’
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