Fingal County Council v John O'Brien [2018]
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Case Reference
ILCR Determination No. PDD184 -
Legal Body
Labour Court (LC) -
Type of Claim / Jurisdiction
Whistleblowing (Protected Disclosures)
This case involved an appeal by the complainant against the Adjudication Officer's decision that his complaint of penalisation was not well-founded. The complainant submitted that he made two protected disclosures within the meaning of the Act and alleges that he was penalised as a consequence of making the protected disclosure.
In particular, he claimed that this was evident by the fact he was transferred to a new role which he considered a demotion. He alleged that as a result of his new role he was marginalised and lost standing in the eyes of his colleagues. However, he did not suffer a reduction in salary or benefits.
The respondent denied that the transfer was as a result of the
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