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Cassie Greene v Kareplan

Decision number:ADJ-00049567   Legal body: Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Summary Sentence:The Adjudication Officer concluded that the Complainant did not utilise the internal grievance procedure, rendering her resignation premature and unjustified. The complaint was not upheld. Background:Upon returning from maternity leave at the start of August 2023, the Complainant w...
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Dismissal Discipline
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Jagmohan Singh v Northside Travellers Support Clg (T/A Travact) Travact [2024]

Decision number:ADJ-00049427   Legal body: Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Summary Sentence: Parties reached agreements; Respondent admitted unfair dismissal, breached notice law, awarded over €16,000 in damages. Background:The Complainant alleged his employment was terminated without due process while on sick leave. He claimed he received no written notice, notice pay, a...
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Dismissal Discipline
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A Hotel Worker v A Hotel [2024]

Decision number:ADJ.-.00049793   Legal body: Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Summary Sentence:The Adjudication Officer concluded worker's employment exceeded probation period; awarded €5,000 compensation due to unfair termination handling. Background:The Complainant began employment on October 5, 2022, and this employment concluded on October 2, 2023. During this period, th...
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Dismissal Probation
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Geraldine Noonan v Department of Education [2024]

Decision number:ADJ-00036976   Legal body: Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Summary Sentence: The Adjudication Officer concluded that the Complainant did not have an employment relationship with the Respondent under the Terms of Employment (Information) Act 1994, as the evidence indicated that tutors were engaged by parents in a private arrangement with the Department acti...
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Contracts of Employment
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A Complainant v A Media Company

Decision number:ADJ-00043525   Legal body: Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Summary Sentence:The Complainant faced discrimination based on family status in a promotion competition after maternity leave, despite a fair process. Comments from management, as well as assessment discrepancies, led to a €30,000 compensation award, underscoring the need for unbiased employment de...
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Discrimination Family Friendly Rights
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Shane Guilfoyle v Anglo Irish Refrigeration

Decision number:ADJ-00045471   Legal body: Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Summary Sentence:The Complainant succeeds in a case for unfair dismissal and unlawful wage deduction, receiving €4,000 in compensation after the company failed to follow fair procedures. Background:The Complainant, a regional engineer based in Cork, worked extensive hours on emergency breakdown ser...
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Discipline Pay Grievance and Dispute Resolution
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An Assistant Lecturer v An Institute of Technology [2024]

Decision number:ADJ-00050085   Legal body: Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Summary Sentence:A lecturer’s 12-month probationary period for a 24-month fixed-term contract was found to be disproportionate and was reduced to six months. Background: The Complainant is a lecturer with the Respondent institute of technology and was hired in September 2023 on a 24-month fixed-ter...
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Probation
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James Quinn v Quinn Motors (Castlecomer) Limited Quinn Motors [2024]

Decision number:ADJ-00041442   Legal body: Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Summary Sentence:The Complainant’s unpaid suspension during an investigation procedure was found to be an unlawful deduction of wages. Background:The Complainant was employed by the Respondent from 3 January 2005. On or about 1 February 2022 the Complainant engaged in a “verbal exchange” with the R...
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Discipline Pay
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A Complainant v A Media Company [2024]

Decision number:ADJ-00043525   Legal body: Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Summary Sentence: The Complainant’s unsuccessful application for a promotion after returning from maternity leave was found to meet a prima facie case of discrimination on the basis of family status. Background: The Complainant worked for the Respondent as a Planner for the Respondent for fifteen...
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Discrimination Family Friendly Rights
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Ion Lipsuic v Northway Personnel Ltd [2024]

Decision number:ADJ-00047137)   Legal body: Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Summary Sentence: The Complainant succeeded in proving the offers made to him by the Respondent of alternative employment following his role being made redundant were not suitable and therefore the Complainant was entitled to a redundancy payment. Background: The Complainantis a worker in the con...
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Redundancy