WRC and Labour Court decisions, November 2017
All 244 WRC and Labour Court decisions dated November 2017, newest first, with the outcome, any award and a link to the original decision.
Labour Court dismisses Kathleen O' Connor Fleming’s appeal as out of time
PDD172
Labour Court recommends review of Cork Airport security roles agreement
LCR21628
Labour Court recommends €5,000 payment to Kerry worker after facilitation process ended
LCR21627
Labour Court overturns job-evaluation recommendation on UCC appeal
LCR21626
Labour Court recommends general pay rates for future Dairygold yard staff
LCR21625
Labour Court upholds doctor’s appeal for on-call rest compensation
LCR21624
Labour Court recommends talks on Tusla post’s eligibility criteria
LCR21623
Labour Court recommends worker’s return to former grade and sick pay in Western Care appeal
LCR21618
Labour Court affirms €7,500 payment and recommends worker return to Western Care facility
LCR21616
Labour Court disallows Kathleen O’Connor Fleming’s appeal after finding complaint out of time
HSD176
Labour Court upholds €8,000 race discrimination award to Zanetta Zimareva
EDA1732
WRC declines jurisdiction over theatre worker’s request to stay until 66
ADJ-00007373
WRC awards warehouse manager €33,200 for unfair dismissal
ADJ-00005933
WRC orders hairdressing salon to repay stylist €1,461.70 in deducted wages
ADJ-00005338
WRC finds programme manager’s dismissal was fair
ADJ-00003547
WRC rejects distributor’s four complaints after finding he was a contractor
ADJ-00003437
Unfair dismissal Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks
Labour Court upholds finding against Monika Stachon in terms complaint
TED1727
Labour Court rejects Monika Stachon’s appeal over workplace language policy
EDA1731
WRC finds disability discrimination in production operator’s dismissal and orders re-engagement
ADJ-00007352
WRC backs pro-rata share allocation in data analyst’s ESOP dispute
ADJ-00007345
WRC rejects forklift driver’s complaints against building materials supplier
ADJ-00004075
Labour Court recommends changes to B & Q worker’s sanctions
LCR21622
Labour Court recommends review of caretaker assignments and unpaid hours
LCR21621
Labour Court recommends €2,000 for unfairly dismissed HSF Health Plan worker
LCR21620
WRC rejects hotel employee’s claim for bonus of about €2,800
ADJ-00008967
WRC finds unfair dismissal complaint not well founded after it was lodged before dismissal date
ADJ-00008721
WRC rejects civil servant’s penalisation complaint against a government department
ADJ-00006381
WRC finds no jurisdiction over Mr A’s penalisation complaint against public body
ADJ-00006360
Labour Court overturns €400 payslip award on Meades Bar’s appeal
PWD1730
Labour Court upholds €3,000 recommendation in HSE grading dispute
LCR21611
Labour Court varies decision in €2,000 award to bar waitress
DWT1727
WRC dismisses engineer’s terms and wages claims after he misses hearing
ADJ-00008892
WRC dismisses cleaner’s six complaints after she misses hearing
ADJ-00008854
Industrial relations disputes Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC awards sales assistant €500 over missed rest breaks
ADJ-00007490
WRC dismisses public-sector employee’s complaints after she misses hearing
ADJ-00007370
WRC rejects customer’s race discrimination complaint against retail bank
ADJ-00006239
Labour Court recommends union accept Pepsico’s three-year pay offer
LCR21615
Labour Court rejects 20% allowance claim for Limerick City and County Council Fix crew
LCR21613
Labour Court upholds decision that Gold Rush paid Sunday premium
DWT1726
Labour Court recommends €500 voucher and staged pay rises in APPLUS testing service dispute
LCR21614
Labour Court recommends €6,500 for HSE worker over allowance dispute
LCR21612
Adjudication Officer finds no jurisdiction over Traveller discrimination complaint against SuperValu Edgeworthstown
DEC-S2017-044
Kitchen assistant’s contract complaint fails after she misses hearing
ADJ-00009309
WRC grants merchandiser redundancy lump sum after rejecting TUPE claim
ADJ-00009300
Employee awarded €11,260.26 redundancy pay and €2,481.60 in lieu of notice
ADJ-00009264
WRC orders lump sum redundancy payment for hairdresser
ADJ-00008969
WRC complaint fails after waitress and restaurant miss hearing
ADJ-00008569
WRC dismisses supervisor’s complaint of retaliation after bullying report
ADJ-00007859
WRC upholds retail assistant’s redundancy pay complaint
ADJ-00006984
WRC grants retail supervisor statutory redundancy entitlement
ADJ-00006980
WRC awards €8,800 over discriminatory retirement on age and gender grounds
ADJ-00006654
WRC rejects accounts worker’s constructive dismissal complaint
ADJ-00003083
Labour Court dismisses Juris Stepancevs’s appeal after he misses hearing
RTD172
Labour Court varies recommendation after worker and Iron Mountain agree hours
LCR21608
WRC orders retail store to pay shop assistant statutory redundancy
ADJ-00008606
WRC recommends pause in community employment scheme investigation
ADJ-00007403
Labour Court rejects Joseph Mc Manus’s unfair dismissal appeal against Longford County Council
UDD1753
Labour Court overturns findings against Argos after finding no dismissal
MND179
Labour Court recommends 45 minutes’ overtime pay for Dublin Bus drivers
LCR21610
WRC dismisses worker’s complaint after he misses hearing
ADJ-00008838
Cleaning company was entitled to offer worker alternative hours, WRC finds
ADJ-00007346
WRC dismisses film worker’s complaints after he missed hearing
ADJ-00007286
WRC awards cleaner €12,825.80 after finding bus company unfairly dismissed him
ADJ-00007039
WRC rejects vehicle inspector’s unfair dismissal complaint over missed defects
ADJ-00006035
Labour Court recommends Irish Wheelchair Association apply Lansdowne Road pay increases
LCR21609
WRC directs employer to pay complainant €1,000 net in unpaid wages
ADJ-00010542
WRC orders restaurant to pay waiter €800 compensation for working time breach
ADJ-00010313
WRC awards forklift driver €87.29 for short public holiday pay
ADJ-00010077
WRC orders public house to provide barman’s contract and pay €200
ADJ-00009954
WRC dismisses kitchen staff member’s wages claim after he misses hearing
ADJ-00009869
WRC declines jurisdiction over sales assistant’s public-holiday complaint as out of time
ADJ-00009738
WRC rejects sales assistant’s public holiday pay complaint as out of time
ADJ-00009734
WRC recommends driver’s occupational sick pay complaint fail
ADJ-00009708
WRC dismisses employee’s minimum notice complaint after he misses hearing
ADJ-00009693
WRC awards operations manager €2,052 each for notice and terms-of-employment claims
ADJ-00009685
WRC recommends review of manager’s role and travel expenses
ADJ-00009605
WRC finds no transfer of undertakings between former Montessori and new school
ADJ-00009379
WRC awards customer service assistant €2,919.54 for notice
ADJ-00009371
Redundancy Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks
WRC awards HGV driver €500 for lack of minimum notice
ADJ-00009354
Security employee entitled to redundancy payment after employer ceased trading
ADJ-00009318
WRC awards office assistant €2,120 over missing employment terms
ADJ-00009281
WRC dismisses bar worker’s complaints after he misses hearing
ADJ-00009245
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC directs Dynamic Ceilings and Partitions Limited to pay employee €650
ADJ-00009109
WRC dismisses annual leave claim after complainant fails to attend
ADJ-00008996
WRC dismisses working-time complaint after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00008736
Worker awarded €1,000 over employer’s failure to provide transfer information
ADJ-00008666
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Transfer of undertakings (TUPE)
WRC dismisses general operative’s wages complaint after he misses hearing
ADJ-00008615
Chef’s redundancy payment claim against Gannon Properties fails
ADJ-00008525
WRC dismisses three complaints after claimant fails to attend
ADJ-00008407
WRC recommends review of workplace investigation
ADJ-00008238
WRC orders The Sportsman’s Roadhouse Limited to pay Gavin Rafferty 25.36 weeks’ redundancy pay
ADJ-00008201
Irish Water employee awarded €35,000 over treatment after maternity leave
ADJ-00008165
Discrimination and equality Maternity, parental and carer's leave · Cork Dublin
Bar supervisor awarded €2,080 after dismissal without process
ADJ-00008048
WRC orders €1,576.86 in unpaid wages for bar manager
ADJ-00007935
WRC rejects accommodation discrimination complaint after complainant fails to attend
ADJ-00007838
WRC rejects receptionist’s pregnancy discrimination complaint
ADJ-00007770
WRC rejects night manager’s bullying and constructive dismissal complaint
ADJ-00007642
WRC finds worker’s redundancy dismissal was fair
ADJ-00007621
WRC rejects forklift driver’s unfair dismissal and notice complaints
ADJ-00007618
WRC dismisses sales assistant’s two redundancy complaints
ADJ-00007553
WRC dismisses waitress’s wages and working-time claims after hearing no one attended
ADJ-00007401
WRC rejects worker’s unfair dismissal claim after finding he resigned
ADJ-00007011
WRC finds social care worker was fairly dismissed over confidential emails
ADJ-00007002
WRC upholds retail assistant’s redundancy complaint after store ceases trading
ADJ-00006978
WRC upholds procurement officer’s unfair dismissal complaint
ADJ-00006767
WRC finds clerical worker’s contract was of indefinite duration
ADJ-00006707
WRC confirms photographer’s redundancy lump sum entitlement
ADJ-00006595
WRC rejects warehouse operative’s unfair-dismissal claim after finding process fair
ADJ-00006367
WRC dismisses chef’s written-terms complaint after neither side attends
ADJ-00006310
WRC rules against account manager after she misses pregnancy discrimination hearing
ADJ-00005784
WRC awards store manager €29,000 for unfair dismissal
ADJ-00005746
WRC awards night shift manager €3,381.69 for constructive dismissal
ADJ-00004754
WRC dismisses employee’s unfair-dismissal complaint after she misses hearing
ADJ-00003710
Labour Court declines municipal and civil trade union’s job evaluation claim
LCR21607
WRC kitchen porter’s complaints fail after he misses hearing
ADJ-00010027
WRC awards security officer €1,500 after unfair dismissal finding
ADJ-00008790
WRC orders reinstatement after finding age discrimination against Susan Devereux
ADJ-00007926
WRC awards warehouse manager €20,000 after finding dismissal unfair
ADJ-00007764
WRC dismisses driver’s constructive-dismissal dispute over delayed pay
ADJ-00006873
WRC rejects Marian Kane’s disability discrimination complaint against dating agency owner
ADJ-00006433
WRC orders employer to pay quantity surveyor €3,810.28 for unpaid wages
ADJ-00009876
WRC dismisses leisure centre pay complaint after employee misses hearing
ADJ-00009825
WRC finds worker’s holiday-pay complaint against security company was out of time
ADJ-00009571
WRC complaint fails after leisure centre employee misses hearing
ADJ-00009555
WRC finds bartender entitled to statutory redundancy payment after bar closes
ADJ-00009520
WRC orders €200 compensation after driver’s 14-hour trips left only 10 hours’ rest
ADJ-00009505
WRC orders employer to pay shop assistant €406.08 minimum-notice shortfall
ADJ-00009232
WRC rejects security operative’s complaint over expired oral warning
ADJ-00008586
WRC rejects security operative’s complaint over expired oral warning
ADJ-00008576
WRC dismisses cashier’s complaints after hearing absence
ADJ-00008492
WRC orders media company to pay assistant €3,084 in unpaid wages
ADJ-00008272
WRC finds care assistant’s dismissal was fair
ADJ-00008090
WRC awards kitchen porter €742.58 for unpaid holiday pay
ADJ-00008044
WRC awards operative €1,797 in wages and €175 over missing contract
ADJ-00007721
WRC dismisses employee’s four complaints after hearing absence
ADJ-00007645
WRC awards worker €15,000 after finding workplace harassment
ADJ-00007607
WRC says cleaner’s public holiday pay claim was out of time
ADJ-00007221
Working hours, holidays and breaks Discrimination and equality
WRC dismisses sales assistant’s six complaints after she misses hearings
ADJ-00007198
Redundancy Working hours, holidays and breaks Unpaid wages and pay
WRC awards retail assistant €3,200 for unfair dismissal
ADJ-00007146
Landlord complaint fails after complainant misses WRC hearing
ADJ-00007120
WRC awards cleaning supervisor €3,380 after finding dismissal disproportionate
ADJ-00007059
WRC rejects employee’s constructive dismissal and redundancy claims
ADJ-00007047
WRC complaint by service manager fails after neither side attends
ADJ-00006967
WRC recommends cleaner return to five-day school schedule
ADJ-00006957
Unpaid wages and pay Contracts and notice Industrial relations disputes
WRC dismisses warehouse operative’s redundancy claim
ADJ-00006288
WRC recommends one Saturday shift a month for general assistant
ADJ-00005907-01
WRC recommends one Saturday shift a month for general assistant
ADJ-00005907
WRC finds five night shift pay complaints well founded
ADJ-00005894
WRC dismisses school secretary’s unfair dismissal complaint for want of prosecution
ADJ-00005630
WRC dismisses head chef’s unfair dismissal complaint after he misses hearing
ADJ-00005117
WRC orders employer to pay administrator €461.73 in unpaid wages
ADJ-00002276
WRC complaints over unpaid wages fail after casual worker misses hearing
ADJ-00009775
WRC finds chef entitled to statutory redundancy lump sum after restaurant closure
ADJ-00009576
WRC finds it has no jurisdiction over redundancy-payment claim
ADJ-00009428
WRC rejects night porter’s claim for hotel tips
ADJ-00009257
WRC rejects security officer’s complaint over work-location change
ADJ-00009110
WRC rejects care worker’s constructive dismissal claim; wages claim withdrawn
ADJ-00008848
WRC awards maintenance employee €842 over hourly pay cut
ADJ-00008816
WRC rejects office administrator’s redundancy claim
ADJ-00008098
WRC awards hotel waitress €511 over overpayment consultation
ADJ-00008028
WRC says driver’s collective dispute is outside its jurisdiction
ADJ-00007804
WRC finds employer ignored worker’s complaints before customer assault
ADJ-00007701
WRC awards driver €1,200 in unpaid wages
ADJ-00007289
WRC awards building worker €4,634 in unpaid wages and holiday pay
ADJ-00007204
WRC recommends postal operative accept investigation outcome
ADJ-00007082
WRC recommends meeting over postal operative’s CCTV and workplace complaints
ADJ-00007080
WRC awards photographer’s assistant €744 for lack of notice
ADJ-00006698
WRC awards €50,000 over discriminatory dismissal of operator technician
ADJ-00000628
Labour Court sets aside €750 award to Garry Walsh on QSC Medical appeal
TED1725
WRC awards employee €800 over missing written employment terms
ADJ-00010094
WRC complaint fails after employee misses hearing
ADJ-00009909
WRC rejects healthcare worker’s pay restoration complaint
ADJ-00009700
WRC orders goods transport company to pay driver €200 for rest-period breach
ADJ-00009529
WRC dismisses driver’s unfair-dismissal complaint after he misses hearing
ADJ-00008966
WRC finds pallet man interview process was not shown to be unfair
ADJ-00008661
WRC declines extra grade protection for production operative
ADJ-00008513
WRC recommends reducing worker's warning and restoring sick pay
ADJ-00008123
WRC awards cleaner annual leave and public-holiday payments
ADJ-00008118
WRC dismisses maintenance electrician’s unfair dismissal claim over refusal of health assessments
ADJ-00006962
WRC awards baker four weeks’ notice pay after rejecting unfair-dismissal complaint
ADJ-00006757
Shop supervisor wins €900 and €180 in holiday pay
ADJ-00006464
Unpaid wages and pay Redundancy Working hours, holidays and breaks
WRC finds Monaghan Farmers Market did not discriminate against John Hamill
ADJ-00004983-001
WRC dismisses laboratory manager’s penalisation complaint; four complaints withdrawn
ADJ-00002278
Transfer of undertakings (TUPE) Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
Labour Court overturns €9,500 award to Catherine McNena on employer’s appeal
UDD1751
Labour Court recommends crane operators’ hours and grading claims go to industry forum
LCR21606
Labour Court recommends pay adjustments in Mondelez Ireland Ltd dispute
LCR21602
Labour Court rejects worker’s Grade VIII appeal against HSE
LCR21600
WRC complaint fails after employee misses hearing
ADJ-00009521
WRC rejects holiday-pay complaint as out of time
ADJ-00009397
WRC dismisses worker’s unfair dismissal complaint after he misses hearing
ADJ-00007022
Labour Court overturns Christina Gill’s redundancy decision on Ardcolum Motor Factors appeal
RPD1716
Labour Court recommends pay agreement for Iarnrod Eireann and five unions
LCR21605
WRC rejects apprentice’s minimum wage complaint
ADJ-00008309
Ladies' Fashions ordered to provide redundancy, notice and annual leave entitlements
ADJ-00007973
Worker entitled to redundancy lump sum and four weeks’ notice
ADJ-00007643
WRC awards Pest Control Technician €300 over transfer consultation failure
ADJ-00007367
WRC rejects teacher’s constructive dismissal complaint against college
ADJ-00004494
Labour Court upholds finding that Daniela Paone was not constructively dismissed
UDD1750
Labour Court finds Aer Lingus worker’s dismissal was not unfair
LCR21603
WRC upholds hairdresser’s redundancy complaint over alternative work offer
ADJ-00008228
WRC orders meat plant to pay worker statutory redundancy
ADJ-00007781
WRC awards worker €15,000 after unfair dismissal by retail company
ADJ-00006889
WRC dismisses cleaner’s wages complaint after he misses hearing
ADJ-00003404
Labour Court overturns Aidan Barron’s redundancy decision on Ardcolum Motor Factors appeal
RPD1715
Labour Court overturns James Mc Manus’s redundancy decision on Ardcolum Motor Factors appeal
RPD1714
Labour Court overturns Aidan Gildea’s redundancy decision on Ardcolum Motor Factors appeal
RPD1713
Labour Court overturns decision directing Bord Gáis to pay Niall Thomas’s bonus
PWD1729
WRC awards sales assistant €500 for missed rest breaks
ADJ-00007493
WRC awards sales assistant €500 over rest breaks at filling station
ADJ-00007491
WRC finds assistant principal’s job redundant and sets out payment entitlement
ADJ-00006791
WRC awards HGV driver €396 in gross unpaid wages
ADJ-00006476
Beauty college ordered to pay former sales manager €4,400.06 in unpaid commission
ADJ-00006410
Manager’s redundancy and pay claims fail after he misses hearing
ADJ-00004950
Redundancy Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks
Cleaner found entitled to redundancy payment after business closure
ADJ-00004383
WRC awards €7,500 after finding product development assistant unfairly dismissed
ADJ-00004214
WRC awards general operative €12,500 after unfair dismissal over greyhound absence
ADJ-00003771
WRC dismisses IT engineer’s complaint after he misses hearing
ADJ-00003176
Care facility directed to set out reimbursement plan and pay €250
ADJ-00003102
Labour Court upholds finding that G4S did not discriminate against worker
EDA1730
WRC dismisses Broadband Technician’s penalisation and victimisation claims
ADJ-00007866
Industrial relations disputes Agency workers and employment permits Discrimination and equality
WRC awards sales assistant €500 over missed rest breaks
ADJ-00007489
WRC dismisses four complaints against storage company over wrong respondent
ADJ-00007267
Industrial relations disputes Discrimination and equality Agency workers and employment permits
WRC recommends clearer notice and agendas for informal meetings
ADJ-00006983
WRC awards child minder €1,444 in minimum wage claim
ADJ-00004899
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
WRC finds landlord and agent discriminated against tenant over rent supplement
ADJ-00002629
Labour Court tells Boxmore Plastics to explain worker’s workstation move
LCR21598
Labour Court tells Boxmore Plastics to explain worker’s redeployment
LCR21597
Labour Court recommends shift allowance for HSE ambulance staff from May 2016
LCR21595
WRC dismisses Contracts Manager’s wage complaint after he misses hearing
ADJ-00006941
Labour Court awards Keith O’Reilly €2,500 in commission appeal
PWD1728
Labour Court upholds decision in Keith O’ Reilly’s penalisation appeal
PDD171
Labour Court overturns decision and orders Maynooth University to re-engage researcher
FTD175
WRC finds it has no jurisdiction over Xerox pension complaint
ADJ-00003302
WRC dismisses security officer’s unpaid-wages claim
ADJ-00000745
Government body defeats Assistant Auditor’s pay and age discrimination claims
ADJ-00005851
Unpaid wages and pay Industrial relations disputes Discrimination and equality
Financial manager’s unfair dismissal claim fails after missed hearing
ADJ-00004343
Labour Court sets aside Argos unfair-dismissal finding
UDD1748
Labour Court upholds finding Sigita Lindermane was not unfairly dismissed
UDD1746
Labour Court recommends €3,000 annual allowance for Wicklow County Council worker
LCR21594
Labour Court recommends €500 each for Noonan workers in overtime dispute
LCR21593
Labour Court rejects union claim for incremental credit at Tusla
LCR21592
WRC awards worker €17,500 after finding manufacturing plant unfairly dismissed him
ADJ-00006719
WRC finds worker’s unfair dismissal complaint failed after neither side attended
ADJ-00002484
Labour Court varies Tesco warning recommendation on Denise Curran's personnel file
AD173