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
Workplace Relations Commission
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
WRC rejects academic’s bias complaint against University of Galway
Mary Dempsey accused the institution of gender and age bias, claims denied by NUIG
‘Severe impact’ on Labour Court hearings seen as deputy chairman’s reappointment ‘blocked’
Labour Court tells lawyers Department of Public Expenditure blocked reappointment
Salesman wins €7,500 over office ‘culture’ of derogatory language about Travellers
Worker who quit after two and a half weeks is awarded sum equivalent to nearly 19 weeks’ wages over discrimination
Schools work to clear backlogs after caretaker, secretary strike as union declares victory
Fórsa believes secretaries and caretakers have achieved their main goals, although negotiations lie ahead on detail
‘Our absence impacts the children’: School secretaries and caretakers continue strike over work conditions
Secretary says she wants ‘dignity’ and to retire not into poverty
SNAs refuse to cross picket line at two special schools in Dublin
Special needs assistants supporting secretaries and caretakers striking over pensions
‘Worth more than a box of chocolates’: School secretaries and caretakers demand pension parity
Protest marked the first day of an indefinite strike action by more than 2,300 secretaries and 500 caretakers
Arts manager who won WRC unfair dismissal case appeals to Labour Court to get job back
Former solicitor and political adviser Linda O’Shea Farren says no justice for her until reinstatement
School secretaries and caretakers begin indefinite strike action over pensions
Rally outside Department expected with 2,000 schools affected
School secretaries and caretakers to begin indefinite strike after talks fail
Dispute relates to exclusion of secretaries and caretakers from public-service pension scheme
All schools expected to open next week despite strike by secretaries and caretakers, Department of Education says
But Fórsa says up to 2,300 schools could be affected by industrial action over pensions, terms and conditions
Bank of Ireland referred to WRC over planned changes to hybrid working structure
Under the changes, staff would be required to work eight days per month in Dublin office
Nepalese restaurant worker has €23,000 award overturned over delay in making complaint
Suman Bhurtel was found to have been paid €8.24 an hour while working 70-hour weeks at Castleisland’s Chicken Club
Retirement age remains bone of contention at WRC and Labour Court ahead of legislation
Complaints continue as growing number of workers seek to stay on and employers adapt to changing landscape
Wine manager who ‘never heard from Mr Shanahan again’ after Dublin restaurant closed abruptly secures WRC award
Former wine manager at Shanahan’s on the Green took claim for unpaid wages and notice payments following closure of restaurant last October
Manager sacked after ‘joke’ sext to colleague’s husband on her phone gets reduced WRC award
Tribunal agrees dismissal was unfair but awards just 30% of losses to financial services executive who was twice reported for sexual harassment
Airport security man demoted for kissing colleague should get job back, says WRC
Supervisor was demoted from €46,000 a year post and placed on a final written warning after two incidents on successive days
Schoolbook rep in Sligo was informed of redundancy when wife read him email while he was in sick bed, WRC told
Publisher says Sligo-based salesman and another rep were being made redundant due to the company incurring losses
Money to pay Reserve Defence Forces members ran out due to recruitment ‘surge’
Departmental documents show officials realised they did not have the money to pay reservists for part of 2024
Founder of breast cancer clothing firm wins €85k after salary stopped
Problems with Theya Healthcare, the brand she established a decade ago, began after ‘aggressive takeover’ in 2023
Manager who said ‘abusive’ boss slashed his hours and called him a dog awarded €8,000
Company failed to lodge wages for worker after relationship broke down just a few months into new venture
Beauty salon must pay €1,500 to Traveller mother and daughters for discrimination
Woman told equality hearing how business would ‘only accept cash’ in advance from her for treatments
Worker forced to retire at 65 awarded €18,000 by Labour Court
Deepak Fasteners turned down request from 45-year veteran to stay on for one year until he reached State pension age
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