High Award for Performance Related Dismissal by Google
Posted in : LK Shields on Employment Law on 20 June 2014
Susan Battye
LK Shields
The recent Employment Appeals Tribunal decision of Berthold v Google Ireland Limited [UD2147/2011] which awarded €110,000 compensation to the claimant demonstrates how difficult it can be to implement dismissal for “persistent underperformance”.
Background
The claimant worked for a company that was bought by Google and had never had any performance issues prior to the take-over. In 2010, the claimant was placed on a performance expectation plan following what Google said was her unsatisfactory performance. A written warning issued in November 2010 and the claimant was placed on a performance improvement plan (PIP) in December 2010 following which she was issued with a final written warning in
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This article is correct at 06/08/2015
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