WRC awards €7,500 to man unfairly dismissed by M50 Skip Hire & Recycling

The Workplace Relations Commission awarded Raymond Durran €7,500 compensation after finding M50 Skip Hire & Recycling unfairly dismissed him. The decision was dated 14 July 2023. Durran said the company dismissed him after judging his performance below expectations and his role no longer financially viable. The company said he had resigned voluntarily. The adjudicator found Durran did not want to lose his job and that the company had terminated his employment. The adjudicator found the company had not put Durran on notice of concerns about his performance before ending his employment. The €7,500 award was compensation for financial loss attributable to the dismissal.