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Clerys workers "inextricably linked" to involvement of investment company and director, court told

Summary

In a High Court hearing, inspectors from the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) argued that the legal and factual status of 460 workers laid off from Clerys Department Store in June 2015 is "inextricably linked" to events involving D2 Private Ltd and its director, Ms Deidre Foley. The inspectors, who entered D2's Harcourt Terrace offices in May and seized documents and a computer, claim that Ms Foley and other parties were directly involved in the decisions leading to the redundancies. D2 and Ms Foley contest the inspectors' authority under the 1977 Protection of Employment Act and the 2015 Workplace Relations Act, asserting that the powers used were unconstitutional and that they were never the employers of the Clerys workers. The inspectors maintain that their investigation is a "public interest" inquiry into the commercial transaction that transferred Clerys to Natrium Ltd, a joint venture of D2 and Cheyne Capital Management.

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What: Report matter: Clerys workers "inextricably linked" to involvement of investment company and director, court told. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• June 2015 Other
• 2016-07-07 Publication

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