The WRC found that Gno Plas Teoranta Gno Plas Teo unfairly dismissed Karen Arkins and awarded her €7,500 compensation. The decision was dated 27 February 2023. The company said it outsourced Arkins’s bookkeeping work as a genuine redundancy. The adjudication officer accepted that the outsourcing met the statutory definition of redundancy, but found the company failed to consult her, consider alternatives or follow a fair process. The officer also found that Arkins’s efforts to limit her losses fell short of what was required and said that this was reflected in the award.