Baranya v Irish Meats Group Ltd [2021]

The question in this Supreme Court appeal case was whether a communication made by an employee in a meat plant to his supervisors on 15th September 2015 constituted a “protected disclosure” for the purposes of s.5 of the 2014 Act. It concerned a health and safety matter, albeit one which had an individual impact on the claimant - he said he informed his employer that he no longer wanted to do 'scoring' work as it caused him a good deal of pain. The Supreme Court provided an excellent summary of the key points and findings…

In the leading judgment Hogan J first considered the definition of the term “relevant wrongdoings” in s. 5(3) of the 2014 Act. He observed that whilst the provision might