Discrimination and equality WRC decisions 2025
438 discrimination and equality decisions from the WRC and Labour Court in 2025: outcomes, awards and original decisions.
Labour Court rejects Jack Cuddy’s equal-pay appeal against Ballyfin Demesne Limited
EDA2565
WRC finds HSE’s part-time pharmacist threshold unjustified
ADJ-00056912
Discrimination and equality Fixed-term and part-time workers
Banner Pharmacy ordered to pay €6,916 over vacancy notice failure
ADJ-00057036
Discrimination and equality Fixed-term and part-time workers
WRC rejects disability discrimination complaint against Occipital
ADJ-00051429
WRC rejects security officer’s discriminatory dismissal complaint
ADJ-00046179
WRC dismisses school bus driver’s age claims against Bus Eireann
ADJ-00057165
WRC dismisses Gem Plastics disability discrimination complaint
ADJ-00051804
WRC rejects race discrimination complaint against CPL Healthcare
ADJ-00047820
WRC treats disability claim against camp provider as duplicate
ADJ-00056964
WRC rejects three complaints against Brendan Walsh t/a Brendan Walsh Fruit & Veg
ADJ-00055642
Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice Discrimination and equality
WRC upholds Elizabeth Dunne’s annual leave claim against County Wicklow Community Partnership Clg County Wicklow Partnership
ADJ-00052200
Discrimination and equality Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC rejects five complaints against Valshan Unlimited, makes no award
ADJ-00056185
Discrimination and equality Contracts and notice · Waterford
WRC cannot hear Breda Wimsey’s discrimination complaint against Abbvie
ADJ-00055335
WRC rejects disability discrimination complaint against Booking.com
ADJ-00050625
WRC awards €13,000 after finding HSE driver-role requirement indirectly discriminated
ADJ-00042605
WRC dismisses anonymised discrimination complaint as out of time
ADJ-00058525
WRC rejects nine complaints after Cristina Bargan misses hearing
ADJ-00058164
Discrimination and equality Unfair dismissal Unpaid wages and pay
WRC rejects ten complaints after Cristina Bargan and representative miss hearing
ADJ-00058160
Maternity, parental and carer's leave Discrimination and equality Working hours, holidays and breaks
WRC rejects two employment complaints after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00056680
WRC rejects Garda employee’s gender discrimination complaint
ADJ-00040688
WRC rejects family-status pay discrimination complaint against About Time Limited
ADJ-00058581
WRC rejects Oigbochie race discrimination complaint against Apcoa
ADJ-00058070
WRC rejects Ortega race harassment complaint against Gather & Gather
ADJ-00057862
School ordered to pay €40,000 after WRC pregnancy discrimination finding
ADJ-00049175
WRC rejects claims after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00058883
Unfair dismissal Discrimination and equality Whistleblowing (protected disclosures)
WRC awards €6,000 after disability harassment finding against retail company
ADJ-00055729
WRC rejects prison service employee’s discrimination complaints
ADJ-00055281
WRC rejects IT employee’s discrimination complaints against food industry company
ADJ-00055256
WRC awards EMT €32,000 after finding race discrimination in dismissal
ADJ-00052844
WRC rejects three complaints against Itil Ltd One Works Group
ADJ-00057858
WRC rejects Dermot Kelly’s complaints against St John of God Community Services Company
ADJ-00056094
WRC rejects Dermot Kelly’s complaints against Saint John of God Community Services Company Limited By Guarantee
ADJ-00053366
WRC rejects Martin King’s disability discrimination complaint against Petrogas Group Ltd.
ADJ-00055494
WRC closes complaints after McCallan misses hearing
ADJ-00060154
WRC finds K F Moda Ltd unlawfully dismissed Sandra Jackson
ADJ-00056560
WRC dismisses Jennifer Dunne's complaint after she misses hearing
ADJ-00056347
WRC orders voter-entitlement training after polling clerk’s mistaken advice
ADJ-00055908
WRC awards barman over Sunday work and employment terms
ADJ-00057743
Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks Discrimination and equality · Dublin
WRC dismisses disability discrimination complaint against Hse
ADJ-00055132
Irish Prison Service ordered to pay €60,000 to prison officer in WRC discrimination decision
ADJ-00043513
Letting agent ordered to pay €7,500 in HAP discrimination case
ADJ-00035987
WRC rejects Sudath T Peiris’s discrimination complaint over chef role
ADJ-00054778
WRC rejects gym discrimination claim on procedural grounds
ADJ-00055418
WRC awards Carla Gahan €30,000 in disability discrimination case against Pobal
ADJ-00044199
Discrimination and equality Working hours, holidays and breaks
WRC rejects Margaret O’Leary’s complaints against Southside Travellers Action Group
ADJ-00059472
Discrimination and equality Maternity, parental and carer's leave
WRC rejects discrimination complaint over jobseeker payment method
ADJ-00050935
WRC rejects discrimination complaint over jobseeker payment method
ADJ-00050933
WRC rejects discrimination complaint over social welfare payment change
ADJ-00050932
WRC rejects discrimination complaint over social welfare payment change
ADJ-00050931
WRC rejects Carmen Nae’s discrimination and harassment complaint against Polonez
ADJ-00046437
WRC rejects discrimination complaint against Polonez over alleged shop incident
ADJ-00046435
WRC says it had no jurisdiction over Liam Kelly’s late equality complaint
ADJ-00044015
WRC finds no prohibited conduct after hotel complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00058398
WRC rejects Roma woman’s discrimination complaint over casino entry refusal
ADJ-00057714
WRC rejects Ballymaloe Cookery School discrimination complaint
ADJ-00055162
WRC dismisses discrimination complaint against ambulance service
ADJ-00054511
WRC rejects discrimination complaint against West Wood Club Clontarf
ADJ-00057173
Wingilt ordered to pay €6,000 over disability-related harassment
ADJ-00056661
WRC awards Santa Musinska €8,000 for discriminatory dismissal
ADJ-00053914
Discrimination and equality Agency workers and employment permits
WRC rejects housing assistance discrimination complaint against landlord
ADJ-00051770
WRC finds Garda disability complaints were outside the relevant time period
ADJ-00051236
WRC rejects disability discrimination complaint against Masterlink Solutions
ADJ-00053922
WRC rejects disability discrimination complaint against Masterlink Logistics
ADJ-00053921
WRC rejects ODPP employee's victimisation complaint
ADJ-00048387
WRC rejects Michael Murphy’s disability discrimination complaint against ODPP
ADJ-00045153
WRC awards Nadine Lattimore €500 after guide-dog access complaint
ADJ-00058910
WRC rejects Rana Shaheer Ebrahim’s discrimination complaint against National Gallery
ADJ-00054700
Irish Heart Foundation discriminated against former employee in equal pay, WRC finds
ADJ-00051202
WRC dismisses three complaints after mechanic misses hearing
ADJ-00057115
Unpaid wages and pay Contracts and notice Discrimination and equality · Sligo
WRC cannot hear Catherine Joseph's race discrimination complaint
ADJ-00058808
WRC closes five complaints after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00057122
Discrimination and equality Maternity, parental and carer's leave
WRC dismisses disability discrimination complaint against National Seaways
ADJ-00053923
WRC rejects two complaints after neither party attends hearing
ADJ-00057937
WRC rules it cannot hear discrimination complaint against Ladbroke Coral Group
ADJ-00056809
WRC rejects race and Traveller Community discrimination complaint as out of time
ADJ-00056810
WRC rejects housing discrimination complaint against Peter McVerry Trust
ADJ-00055742
WRC dismisses discrimination complaint after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00058145
WRC rejects Equal Status complaint after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00057531
WRC does not uphold Icts worker’s equality complaint
ADJ-00057383
WRC awards €3,000 after finding Airtastic Cork discriminated against minor
ADJ-00051819
WRC rejects three complaints against Excel Recruitment
ADJ-00051787
Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice Discrimination and equality
WRC finds supermarket did not discriminate against customer service assistant
ADJ-00051139
Labour Court upholds rejection of disability discrimination appeal
EDA2574
Labour Court dismisses age and race discrimination appeal
EDA2572
WRC time-bars age discrimination and victimisation claims
ADJ-00058712
WRC rejects Equal Status complaint against Currys after hearing no-show
ADJ-00057636
Asba Meats ordered to pay €20,000 over pregnancy discrimination
ADJ-00056511
WRC rejects disability discrimination and constructive dismissal claims against BCC Risk Advisory
ADJ-00051877
Discrimination and equality Working hours, holidays and breaks Unfair dismissal
WRC rejects Sikiru Ajibola’s discrimination complaint against Securitas
ADJ-00051643
WRC rejects radio worker’s gender discrimination complaint
ADJ-00057571
WRC rejects family-status and fixed-term complaints against Sgs Ireland Limited
ADJ-00051354
Discrimination and equality Fixed-term and part-time workers
WRC finds healthcare worker was not discriminated against after missed hearings
ADJ-00050387
WRC rejects engineer’s race discrimination complaint over recruitment
ADJ-00057649
WRC declines to hear Lindsay Dicken’s discrimination and penalisation complaints
ADJ-00059971
WRC rejects complaints against Ming Gao after employment transfer
ADJ-00053912
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Discrimination and equality
WRC awards €60,000 after finding race discrimination against chef
ADJ-00053911
Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay Discrimination and equality
WRC awards tenant €23,000 over HAP discrimination and victimisation
ADJ-00058029
WRC dismisses Equal Status complaint after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00057813
WRC rejects age discrimination complaint against Expressway
ADJ-00046488
WRC rejects age discrimination complaint against Bus Eireann
ADJ-00046487