Working hours, holidays and breaks WRC decisions 2025
279 working hours, holidays and breaks decisions from the WRC and Labour Court in 2025: outcomes, awards and original decisions.
Labour Court rejects Michael Hayes’s public-holiday complaint
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Labour Court rejects Michael Hayes’s paid annual leave appeal
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Labour Court rejects Michael Hayes’s public holiday appeal
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Labour Court rejects Michael Hayes’s annual leave pay appeal
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Labour Court rejects Michael Hayes’s daily rest break appeal
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Labour Court rejects Michael Hayes’s daily rest-break appeal
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WRC rejects holiday-pay complaint against Libra Transport
ADJ-00058736
WRC awards security officer €4,000 over unfair dismissal
ADJ-00058588
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Maternity, parental and carer's leave
WRC declines jurisdiction over late holiday-pay and notice-pay complaints
ADJ-00057526
WRC finds Jeremy Smith’s holiday, notice and redundancy claims out of time
ADJ-00057421
WRC rejects security guard’s pay and annual leave complaints
ADJ-00056154
Transfer of undertakings (TUPE) Working hours, holidays and breaks
WRC finds Ronald Bujdei’s holiday-pay complaint against Libra Transport was not well founded
ADJ-00059664
WRC rejects Laura Fagan’s public-holiday pay and sick-leave complaints
ADJ-00058791
WRC declines to hear working-time complaint against Iniscare
ADJ-00057359
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 awards former Cork Pride Festival manager €19,517 net for unpaid wages
ADJ-00059716
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 awards former head chef €6,000 for leave and public holidays
ADJ-00057371
WRC awards €2,500 after finding Chandan Kumar Mandal was unfairly dismissed
ADJ-00053441
Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay Industrial relations disputes · Galway
WRC dismisses five complaints against Manolo Cafes Limited Esquires Coffee
ADJ-00052817
Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks Unfair dismissal
WRC awards Marina Tanasiev €15,390 after finding pregnancy discrimination in dismissal
ADJ-00052816
Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks Unfair dismissal
WRC awards four sums to former Foam Coffee House worker in mixed ruling
ADJ-00059174
WRC orders holiday pay and redundancy lump sum for former dog care manager
ADJ-00059041
WRC dismisses working-time complaint after worker misses hearing
ADJ-00054520
Fiáin Fia Limited ordered to pay €2,866.50 over untaken annual leave
ADJ-00057270
WRC awards Craig Murphy €19,500 after finding his dismissal unfair
ADJ-00054793
Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay
WRC rejects home care worker’s short-notice work complaint
ADJ-00055765
Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks Unfair dismissal · Dublin
WRC rejects Igor Zupan’s holiday pay and wages complaints against Capita
ADJ-00058717
WRC awards Mengxi Tang €672.58 over missing employment terms
ADJ-00054928
Contracts and notice Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks
WRC rejects Elaine Duffy’s complaints against Health Service Executive
ADJ-00050879
Unfair dismissal Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks
WRC upholds six complaints by Parcel-King delivery driver
ADJ-00047913
Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay
WRC rejects GoSafe worker’s public holiday complaint
ADJ-00058893
WRC awards barman over Sunday work and employment terms
ADJ-00057743
Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks Discrimination and equality · Dublin
Bus Eireann ordered to pay driver €2,000 over annual leave consultation
ADJ-00056519
WRC closes Dan Nechita’s five complaints after he misses hearing
ADJ-00059483
Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay
Easyhotel ordered to pay Rodrigo Santana wages and annual-leave compensation
ADJ-00057775
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks · Dublin
Cpi Recruitment ordered to pay €70 over annual leave complaint
ADJ-00057107
WRC awards driver €2,500 for unfair dismissal and €1,300 in holiday pay
ADJ-00054069
WRC awards Carla Gahan €30,000 in disability discrimination case against Pobal
ADJ-00044199
Discrimination and equality Working hours, holidays and breaks
WRC dismisses holiday-pay complaint after worker misses hearing
ADJ-00059142
WRC awards plasterer €10,000 over construction-sector benefit breaches
ADJ-00058839
WRC rejects eight carpenter’s complaints after finding he was an independent contractor
ADJ-00059688
Industrial relations disputes Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks
WRC dismisses CEO’s annual-leave complaint after finding settlement compromised claim
ADJ-00057182
WRC awards Elaine Spencer compensation over holiday pay and employment terms
ADJ-00053592
WRC finds annual-leave pay complaint against Cherry Orchard Tyres Mark not well founded
ADJ-00058407
WRC rejects two dismissal complaints against Jones Engineering Holdings
ADJ-00053000
Bakery worker awarded €550 over missed breaks
ADJ-00058051
Labour Court dismisses Frank O'Donnell’s public holiday pay appeal
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Labour Court rejects Frank O'Donnell’s public holiday entitlement appeal
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Labour Court rejects Frank O'Donnell’s annual leave appeal
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WRC awards Sonya Martin compensation for constructive dismissal and employment breaches
ADJ-00049437
Unfair dismissal Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC dismisses working-time complaint after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00058670
WRC awards care worker €500 over break records
ADJ-00057087
WRC orders home-care company to pay unpaid wages and holiday pay
ADJ-00053824
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC rejects three complaints against Excel Recruitment
ADJ-00051787
Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice Discrimination and equality
WRC rejects Dublin Coach driver’s claims over dismissal after safety disclosures
ADJ-00049806
Whistleblowing (protected disclosures) Working hours, holidays and breaks Unfair dismissal
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 dismisses Toseef Chaudry’s penalisation complaint over insufficient detail
ADJ-00057314
WRC dismisses Hugh McGaley’s holiday-pay complaint after he misses hearing
ADJ-00058557
WRC orders Goelite to pay worker €672 and €3,000 compensation
ADJ-00057073
WRC dismisses 15 employment complaints after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00045928
Working hours, holidays and breaks Unfair dismissal Maternity, parental and carer's leave
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 orders Alen Buckley to pay Berta Viloria De La Torre €210 over unlawful wage deduction
ADJ-00039221
Unfair dismissal Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks
WRC awards Celine Murphy €10,400 after finding she was unfairly dismissed
ADJ-00054115
Unfair dismissal Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
Labour Court rejects late working-time appeal
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WRC finds four Cristina Alina Cocis complaints well founded
ADJ-00054962
WRC dismisses two working-time complaints after filer misses hearing
ADJ-00058404
Michael Darling awarded €3,628.74 in unpaid annual leave pay
ADJ-00056399
Full Stop Security ordered to pay €520 over missing employment contract
ADJ-00055546
WRC upholds hairdresser’s complaints over breaks and constructive dismissal
ADJ-00057269
Industrial relations disputes Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
Labour Court awards Dan Nechita €500 over rest-break complaint
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Labour Court awards Dan Nechita €118.50 and €500 over holiday pay
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WRC finds annual leave payment complaint not well-founded after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00057124
WRC dismisses Tomasz Kowalski’s annual leave pay complaints against Bidvest Noonan
ADJ-00057156
WRC rejects hotel manager’s complaints over probation extension and working time
ADJ-00055571
Careplus Pharmacy ordered to pay €300 over missing employment terms
ADJ-00055792
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC rejects seven complaints against Chilli Lounge Ltd
ADJ-00047562
Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay
Labour Court awards Peter Ogurčák €150 for missed rest period
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WRC dismisses six complaints after worker misses hearing
ADJ-00056955
Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks Unfair dismissal
WRC awards €10,500 for untaken annual leave
ADJ-00056116
WRC rejects Dilbag Dilbag’s complaints against Lana Asian Street Food
ADJ-00045413
WRC awards hotel worker €2,000 over rest-period breaches
ADJ-00057262
WRC orders BGS Security to pay Jama Barre Adan unpaid wages and entitlements
ADJ-00056176
Unpaid wages and pay Industrial relations disputes Working hours, holidays and breaks
WRC dismisses Serpil Askar’s complaints after neither side attends hearing
ADJ-00051221
WRC rejects six employment complaints after worker misses hearing
ADJ-00058278
Contracts and notice Industrial relations disputes Working hours, holidays and breaks · Dublin
WRC dismisses working-time penalisation complaint after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00057680
WRC awards former kitchen porter €1,000 over unpaid tips
ADJ-00057546
Dog handler awarded €672 in unpaid holiday pay case
ADJ-00043809
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC upholds John Carswell’s annual leave complaint against Oahu Atlantic Ventures
ADJ-00054874
WRC orders Leeson Catering to pay Santiago Grenon for unpaid wages and leave
ADJ-00053335
WRC awards restaurant manager €5,101.87 for unpaid entitlements
ADJ-00057922
WRC orders payments over Sunday premium, leave and working hours
ADJ-00054339
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC awards Saoirse Lynch compensation over holiday pay
ADJ-00054338
WRC says settlement bars 12 former Dublin Bus worker’s complaints
ADJ-00057814
Discrimination and equality Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay
WRC awards chef €5,840 in minimum-notice claim
ADJ-00056819
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks · Dublin
WRC dismisses three complaints against An Post after hearing no-show
ADJ-00054532
Unfair dismissal Working hours, holidays and breaks Maternity, parental and carer's leave
WRC rejects driver’s pay, working-time and dismissal complaints against Baku Gls Limited
ADJ-00051774
Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay Contracts and notice
James Whelan awarded €5,000 after WRC finds redundancy dismissal unfair
ADJ-00047896
Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay Contracts and notice