WRC and Labour Court decisions, August 2017
All 122 WRC and Labour Court decisions dated August 2017, newest first, with the outcome, any award and a link to the original decision.
Labour Court recommends two pay rises in Maldron Hotel Dublin Airport dispute
LCR21561
Labour Court rejects teacher’s age discrimination appeal over deputy principal appointment
EDA1726
WRC rejects four claims after finding car park operator was not worker’s employer
ADJ-00008161
Unfair dismissal Redundancy Working hours, holidays and breaks
WRC directs restaurant to pay chef €3,987 in unpaid wages
ADJ-00006971
WRC says warehouse operative’s annual-leave claim was out of time
ADJ-00006924
WRC grants restaurant manager redundancy, notice and €908 holiday pay
ADJ-00006631
WRC rejects race claim by agency worker, rules it has no jurisdiction over equal-pay claim
ADJ-00006612
Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks Discrimination and equality
WRC finds accounts manager’s constructive dismissal complaint not well founded
ADJ-00006466
WRC orders hotel to pay €500 over Sunday premium
ADJ-00006096
Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay
WRC finds car park operative redundant and orders €1,890.48 notice payment
ADJ-00006016
WRC finds pharmacist’s dismissal fair after five performance plans
ADJ-00005177
WRC finds taxi company unfairly dismissed Radio Control Centre Supervisor
ADJ-00005054
WRC finds cleaning supervisor’s written-terms complaint was brought too late
00005705
Transfer of undertakings (TUPE) Redundancy Contracts and notice
Labour Court rejects Mark Clarke’s appeal over safety penalisation
HSD175
Labour Court rejects Elizabeth Powderly’s annual leave appeal against Sodexo
DWT1722
WRC finds delicatessen manager entitled to statutory redundancy
ADJ-00008643
WRC orders public education body to pay deputy principal PhD allowance
ADJ-00007836
WRC orders restaurant to pay chef €741 in unpaid wages
ADJ-00007758
WRC rejects worker’s unfair dismissal and minimum notice complaints
ADJ-00007628
WRC directs cafe to pay head chef €1,580 for unpaid wages and holiday pay
ADJ-00007244
WRC rejects agency worker’s minimum wage complaint over travel time
ADJ-00006964
General operative’s terms complaint partly upheld against recruitment agency
ADJ-00006622
Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks Discrimination and equality
WRC awards chef €150 on four working-time complaints
ADJ-00006174
Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay Industrial relations disputes
WRC declines jurisdiction over kitchen assistant’s complaint filed before resignation
ADJ-00005724
WRC rejects social worker’s constructive-dismissal complaint after workplace gossip
ADJ-00005683
WRC dismisses shop assistant's claim after unexplained absence
ADJ-00005591
WRC rejects pension complaint as out of time and equality claim for lack of prosecution
ADJ-00005230
WRC rejects security officer’s constructive dismissal complaint
ADJ-00005039
Building worker awarded €3,250 for unfair dismissal
ADJ-00004361
Unfair dismissal Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks
WRC rejects cabin crew member’s unfair dismissal complaint after she resigns
ADJ-00003955
WRC rejects chef’s redundancy payment claim
ADJ-00007310
Service engineer’s overtime claim fails; WRC declines jurisdiction over dispute
ADJ-00006324
WRC rejects general operative’s unfair dismissal complaint
ADJ-00006103
School secretary awarded €6,525 after unfair dismissal
ADJ-00004802
WRC awards truck driver €10,395 for unfair dismissal
ADJ-00004195
WRC awards home care worker €3,500 for unfair dismissal
ADJ-00002777
Labour Court recommends facilitator to help worker and employer rebuild relationship
LCR21559
Labour Court recommends €6,500 for worker made redundant by Chemical Inspection and Regulation Service Limited
LCR21558
WRC strikes out security officer’s sick-pay complaint after hearing absence
ADJ-00007488
WRC awards driver €850 gross after carrier misses hearing
ADJ-00004275
WRC finds employee’s dismissal fair after gross misconduct
ADJ-00003058
Labour Court recommends 24-month extension to Gerflor call-back arrangements
LCR21557
WRC grants worker redundancy, notice and leave entitlements
ADJ-00007986
WRC finds worker entitled to redundancy, notice and annual leave payments
ADJ-00007984
WRC finds worker entitled to redundancy, notice and annual leave
ADJ-00007980
WRC grants former sales assistant redundancy and minimum notice entitlements
ADJ-00007978
WRC rejects recruitment consultant’s working-hours complaint
ADJ-00007889
WRC rejects account manager’s redundancy claim after refusal of alternative job
ADJ-00007874
WRC says it has no jurisdiction over agency worker’s complaint against recruitment agency
ADJ-00007436
WRC finds it had no jurisdiction over late payment-of-wages complaint
ADJ-00007431
WRC dismisses analyst’s wages complaint after hearing absence
ADJ-00007398
WRC rejects sales assistant’s constructive dismissal complaint
ADJ-00006881
Manufacturing company ordered to pay quality controller €1,300 over missing contract
ADJ-00006217
Catering company defeats worker’s discrimination and victimisation claims
ADJ-00005773
Kitchen assistant awarded €100 over late employment terms
ADJ-00005520
WRC awards book keeper €11,250 after finding dismissal unfair
ADJ-00005517
Redundancy and holiday claims fail after deputy manager misses hearing
ADJ-00004838
WRC dismisses three complaints after parties miss hearing
ADJ-00002660
Labour Court recommends 1.15% pay adjustment for Iarnrod Eireann drivers
LCR21556
Labour Court recommends three-year pay deal at Sulzer Pump Solutions Ireland
LCR21553
WRC dismisses farm manager’s four complaints after he misses hearing
ADJ-00008343
WRC upholds sales assistant’s redundancy, notice and holiday claims
ADJ-00007985
WRC grants sales assistant redundancy, notice and annual leave entitlements
ADJ-00007982
WRC declines jurisdiction after worker names wrong respondent
ADJ-00007434
WRC confirms general operative’s statutory redundancy entitlement
ADJ-00007304
WRC finds music and prayer provider was not a nursing home employee
ADJ-00006710
WRC dismisses repair technician’s employment terms complaint after he misses hearing
ADJ-00006561
WRC recommends local authority supply orthotic inserts for employee’s safety boots
ADJ-00006366
WRC orders reinstatement after unfair dismissal finding
ADJ-00006303
WRC finds food manufacturer fairly dismissed senior operative over unauthorised absences
ADJ-00005138
WRC awards chef €404.80 in unpaid wages
ADJ-00003281
WRC rejects plumber’s bid to return to work after retirement at 65
ADJ-00007556
WRC leaves solicitor’s claims for other respondents to answer
ADJ-00006740
WRC dismisses flight attendant’s complaint over block-hours calculation
ADJ-00006331
WRC rejects an officer administrator’s sick pay and age discrimination complaints
ADJ-00006147
Unpaid wages and pay Discrimination and equality Transfer of undertakings (TUPE)
WRC rejects supervisor’s unfair dismissal complaint against public house
ADJ-00004354
WRC awards courier €10,500 after finding dismissal unfair
ADJ-00003318
Unfair dismissal Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks
WRC recommends €10,000 compensation after pension advice disrupted employee’s retirement plans
ADJ-00007860
WRC dismisses sales assistant’s complaints after neither party attends
ADJ-00007191
WRC rejects project engineer’s redundancy claim; wages complaint withdrawn
ADJ-00006909
WRC dismisses religious discrimination complaint after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00006799
WRC awards bookkeeper €12,000 for age discrimination
ADJ-00005391
WRC awards junior software developer €240 in withheld wages
ADJ-00005209
WRC upholds redundancy and minimum-notice complaints against fashion retailer
ADJ-00004629
WRC recommends €600 for operations assistant dismissed by recruitment agency
ADJ-00003131
WRC grants redundancy entitlement and €490.80 annual-leave award
ADJ-00008226
WRC awards administrator €142 for unpaid wages and holiday pay
ADJ-00008162
WRC rejects security guard’s safety and wages complaints
ADJ-00007826
WRC dismisses worker’s industrial relations complaint after hearing absence
ADJ-00007501
WRC recommends occupational health support after flawed handling of worker’s warning
ADJ-00007407
Chef’s unfair dismissal claim against hospital fails; equality complaint withdrawn
ADJ-00005918
WRC rejects general operative’s unfair dismissal complaint
ADJ-00005562
WRC awards €4,200 after finding childcare worker’s dismissal unfair
ADJ-00004952
WRC orders construction contractor to pay worker €2,300 for unpaid wages and holiday pay
ADJ-00007903
WRC awards forwarder driver €1,081.50 in holiday pay
ADJ-00007448
WRC claim fails after applicant does not attend hearing
ADJ-00003830
Labour Court varies Team Obair contract award to 3.4 weeks’ pay
TED1719
Labour Court varies annual-leave appeal award to €750
DWT1721
WRC dismisses care worker’s complaint after claimant misses hearing
ADJ-00007075
Labour Court recommends Bord Na Gcon pension accruals continue until 2022
LCR21550
Labour Court sends Dublin Institute of Technology and teachers' union back to national talks
LCR21548
Seamstress withdraws wages claim after identifying wrong respondent
ADJ-00007050
WRC awards café manager €6,020.96 redundancy payment and €2,000 compensation
ADJ-00006519
WRC rejects disability claims over withdrawn engineering job offer
ADJ-00004213
Labour Court awards Dean Gibbons €1,260 after allowing appeal against Morehampton Foods
TED1718
Labour Court backs Zehnacker Ireland Healthcare warning after investigation
LCR21545
Labour Court recommends three weeks’ severance pay per year for G4S staff
LCR21544
Labour Court urges Roscommon County Council and union to discuss supervisor relocations
LCR21541
Labour Court refuses Dean Gibbons’ appeal over eight time-barred working-time complaints
DWT1720
Labour Court rejects Lorraine Cummins’s late Payment of Wages appeal
PWD1722
Labour Court recommends €1,500 for Grant Thornton worker dismissed without fair procedures
LCR21543
WRC grants head man statutory redundancy entitlement
ADJ-00007358
WRC rejects administrator’s unfair dismissal claim after redundancy
ADJ-00004800
Labour Court finds gardener unfairly dismissed and awards €1,100
UDD1741
Labour Court leaves €42,000 award to Stephen Kelly in place after employer’s late appeal
UDD1740
Labour Court rejects Kildare West Wicklow Community Addiction Services appeal as out of time
MND178
WRC awards €15,000 to store assistant over unfair dismissal
ADJ-00004698
Labour Court upholds finding against Four Seasons Hotel worker on appeal
TED1717
Labour Court upholds €1,682 award and grants further €1,200 in wages appeal
PWD1721
WRC rejects technician’s unfair dismissal claim after Saturday work refusal
ADJ-00004243
Unfair dismissal Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay
WRC awards cleaning operative €5,600 for unfair dismissal
ADJ-00003750
WRC strikes out worker’s unfair dismissal case after he misses hearing
ADJ-00001778