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Transdev Dublin Light Rail Limited v Peter Doody [2024]

Decision number:EDA243 .ADE/23/74   Legal body: Labour Court (LC) Background: The Complainant was a tram driver with the Respondent and had been so from 12 April 2010. The Respondent is the operator of the Luas light rail system in Dublin. The Complainant’s contract of employment, which was collectively bargained between the Respondent and the Complainant’s trad...
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General Operative v Production Facility [2024]

Decision number:ADJ-00043986   Legal body: Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Background: The Worker commenced employment with the Employer on 3 October 2022. On 30 November 2022, the Worker went on sick leave until 12 December 2022, providing medical certificates during this time. The Worker was hospitalised for alcohol-related reasons on 3 January 2023, the day which the ...
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Dismissal Discrimination
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Gary Maloney v Griffin Autos Ltd Bill Griffin [2024]

Decision number:ADJ-00044464   Background: The Complainant had been employed as a sales representative by the Respondent from 4 October 2021 until 8 October 2022, when his employment was terminated. Prior to this termination, the Complainant requested annual leave three weeks prior to its occurrence to attend a wedding, which h...
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Dismissal
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Shannon Avril Holland v Ability West [2024]

Decision number:ADJ-00032309   Legal body: Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Background: The Complainant commenced employment as a senior instructor with the Respondent, a residential and respite care service provider for intellectually disabled children and adults, in September 2017. From January 2018 the Complainant said she encountered problems with her line manager. Th...
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Dismissal Policies and Procedures
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Account Manager v Service Provider [2023]

Decision number:ADJ-00049297   Legal body: Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Background: The Complainant was employed by the Respondent as an account manager in digital sales from 23 August 2021, with responsibility for the DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) region. She was initially engaged as temporary cover for the sick leave of another employee of the Respondent. ...
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Dismissal
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Hegarty v Commissioner of An Garda Síochána [2023]

Decision number:IECA.266   Legal body: Court of Appeal (IECA) Background: The Applicant is a sworn member of An Garda Síochána. On 15 March 2017, the Applicant was alleged in a complaint to have engaged in a sexual act while on duty and in the course of taking a statement of evidence from a woman, related to the arrest of that woman’s sister the prior day. A...
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Dismissal Tribunal Practice Procedures and Jurisdictional Issues
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Enoch Burke v Seán Ó Longáin, Kieran Christie & Jack Cleary [2023]

Decision number:IEHC.746   Legal body: High Court of Ireland (IEHC) Background: The Plaintiff was dismissed from his employment at Wilsons Hospital School on 19 January 2023 due to his comments and actions regarding a transgender student enrolled in the school and the instruction that this student be referred to using the pronoun “they”. This dismissal was made pu...
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Thomas Doolin v Eir Business Eircom Limited [2023]

Decision number:ADJ-00045261]   Legal body: Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Background: The Complainant was 61 years of age when he began his employment with the Respondent as a Desktop Support Agent since 9 September 2019, a role with an annual salary of €35,000 per annum. On 1 July 2020, after the Respondent reviewed its mandatory retirement age and aligned it with its ...
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Discrimination
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Noel Barron v Orbit Security Limited [2023]

Decision number:ADJ-00032287   Legal body: Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Background: The Complainant was an employee of the Respondent from 25 September 2014. The Complainant had a number of outstanding issues regarding pay, which were the subject of a separate Adjudication Officer Determination (ADJ-00029601). While the Complainant was pursuing these disputes with the...
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Dismissal Policies and Procedures
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A Network Technician v An Electricity Provider [2023]

Decision number:IR.-.SC.–.00001119   Legal body: Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Background: The Complainant was an employee of the Respondent from May 1988 until his retirement in June 2023. The Complainant had served as a representative of a trade union recognised by the Respondent for collective bargaining purposes for approximately 30 years, but in 2018 became a member of ...
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Collective and Trade Union Issues