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WRC and Labour Court decisions, September 2022

All 99 WRC and Labour Court decisions dated September 2022, newest first, with the outcome, any award and a link to the original decision.

2022-09-30
WRC complaint not well founded after Joao Garcia missed hearing
ADJ-00035801
Unfair dismissal
Original decision
2022-09-30
WRC confirms John Boyne’s €29,407 redundancy entitlement
ADJ-00035496
Redundancy
Original decision
2022-09-30
WRC dismisses Blazej Sarnecki’s unpaid-hours complaint after he misses hearing
ADJ-00035145
Unpaid wages and pay
Original decision
2022-09-30
WRC says compromise agreement bars Declan Coleman’s 28 complaints
ADJ-00034640
Discrimination and equality Fixed-term and part-time workers Agency workers and employment permits
Original decision
2022-09-30
WRC recommends worker accept assurance that investigation records will not be used against him
ADJ-00034400
Industrial relations disputes
Original decision
2022-09-30
WRC rejects race discrimination complaint against Fastway Couriers
ADJ-00033785
Discrimination and equality
Original decision
2022-09-30
WRC dismisses 14 complaints after worker misses hearing
ADJ-00033099
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice
Original decision
2022-09-30
Enercon worker awarded €7,000 after constructive dismissal finding
ADJ-00028021
Unfair dismissal
Original decision
2022-09-29
Labour Court upholds ruling against Karen McCarthy in disability discrimination appeal
EDA2223
Discrimination and equality
Original decision
2022-09-29
WRC recommends worker be considered for permanent gritting role
ADJ-00036916
Industrial relations disputes · Wexford
Original decision
2022-09-29
WRC rejects Stewart O’Reilly’s annual leave complaint
ADJ-00036672
Working hours, holidays and breaks
Original decision
2022-09-29
WRC finds Alexandra Nova’s carer’s leave complaint was out of time
ADJ-00036182
Maternity, parental and carer's leave
Original decision
2022-09-29
WRC recommends €2,000 and interview training after acting chargehand dispute
ADJ-00035827
Industrial relations disputes
Original decision
2022-09-29
WRC awards Andris Vansovics €7,860.60 for unfair dismissal
ADJ-00035418
Unfair dismissal Contracts and notice
Original decision
2022-09-29
WRC awards truck driver €10,000 in age discrimination case
ADJ-00035355
Discrimination and equality
Original decision
2022-09-29
WRC rejects race discrimination and harassment claims against Pfizer
ADJ-00026590
Discrimination and equality
Original decision
2022-09-29
Derrycourt ordered to pay €5,000 after cleaning operative’s unfair dismissal
ADJ-00025366
Unfair dismissal
Original decision
2022-09-28
Labour Court upholds €2,824.12 award after employer fails to attend appeal
DWT2238
Working hours, holidays and breaks
Original decision
2022-09-28
WRC says it had no jurisdiction over holiday-pay complaint brought out of time
ADJ-00038152
Unpaid wages and pay
Original decision
2022-09-28
WRC awards window and door fitter €1,750 for unfair dismissal
ADJ-00036884
Unfair dismissal
Original decision
2022-09-28
WRC rejects Raymond Murray’s redundancy complaint
ADJ-00036060
Redundancy
Original decision
2022-09-28
WRC awards salon worker €3,100 for constructive dismissal
ADJ-00035384
Unfair dismissal
Original decision
2022-09-28
WRC awards translator €300 over delayed wages
ADJ-00031254
Unpaid wages and pay
Original decision
2022-09-27
WRC awards Huan Zhang €930 for untaken holiday pay
ADJ-00037284
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks
Original decision
2022-09-27
Worker’s dismissal complaint fails; wages complaint withdrawn
ADJ-00036055
Industrial relations disputes Unpaid wages and pay
Original decision
2022-09-27
WRC dismisses Emmanuel Bique’s complaints after he did not attend hearing
ADJ-00034922
Discrimination and equality
Original decision
2022-09-27
Millview Farm ordered to pay Gints Liepins €1,439 for unpaid annual leave
ADJ-00034209
Working hours, holidays and breaks
Original decision
2022-09-27
Iceland ordered to pay Traveller customer €3,000 over discrimination finding
ADJ-00032641
Discrimination and equality
Original decision
2022-09-27
Iceland ordered to pay Traveller customer €3,000 over discrimination finding
ADJ-00032639
Discrimination and equality
Original decision
2022-09-27
Smyths Toys wins discrimination case over Athlone shop incident
ADJ-00031660
Discrimination and equality · Westmeath
Original decision
2022-09-27
Dublin South Mabs ordered to pay Bridget Clarke €20,000 for age discrimination
ADJ-00028562
Discrimination and equality
Original decision
2022-09-27
WRC dismisses Olumide Smith’s Equal Status complaint
ADJ-00020716
Discrimination and equality
Original decision
2022-09-26
Labour Court awards Rhys Acton €150 in Dublin Bus hours-notice appeal
DWT2240
Working hours, holidays and breaks
Original decision
2022-09-26
Labour Court awards Dublin Bus driver €150 over working-hours notice
DWT2239
Working hours, holidays and breaks
Original decision
2022-09-23
WRC rejects Traveller-ground housing discrimination complaint against Cork City Council
ADJ-00030990
Discrimination and equality
Original decision
2022-09-22
Labour Court recommends €1,000 each for 14 Waterways Ireland lock keepers
LCR22649
Industrial relations disputes
Original decision
2022-09-22
WRC bars Bernadette Birch’s settled dismissal claim and disallows redundancy appeal
ADJ-00037343
Unfair dismissal Redundancy
Original decision
2022-09-22
WRC dismisses two employment information complaints after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00035151
Contracts and notice
Original decision
2022-09-22
WRC rejects Brendan Gill’s discrimination, harassment and victimisation complaints against McAteer’s the Food House
ADJ-00031192
Discrimination and equality
Original decision
2022-09-21
WRC finds supermarket mask complaint was outside time limit
ADJ-00035522
Discrimination and equality
Original decision
2022-09-21
WRC rejects redundancy complaint after four-day calculation exceeded entitlement
ADJ-00034930
Redundancy · Sligo
Original decision
2022-09-21
WRC rejects Patrick Troy’s unfair dismissal and working time complaints
ADJ-00028488
Whistleblowing (protected disclosures) Unfair dismissal Working hours, holidays and breaks
Original decision
2022-09-20
Labour Court upholds decision against Alan Cameron in redundancy appeal
UDD2257
Unfair dismissal · Dublin
Original decision
2022-09-20
Labour Court affirms decision against Microsoft Ireland MSFT in time-limit appeal
UDD2255
Unfair dismissal
Original decision
2022-09-20
Decathlon wins disability discrimination complaint over mask request
ADJ-00035357
Discrimination and equality
Original decision
2022-09-20
WRC rejects firefighter’s public holiday pay complaint
ADJ-00033747
Working hours, holidays and breaks
Original decision
2022-09-20
WRC awards dog warden €18,000 for whistleblowing penalisation
ADJ-00033234
Whistleblowing (protected disclosures)
Original decision
2022-09-19
Labour Court overturns break decision in Ivan Wilde fishing appeal
DWT2237
Working hours, holidays and breaks
Original decision
2022-09-19
Labour Court overturns sea-fishing worker’s breaks decision
DWT2236
Working hours, holidays and breaks
Original decision
2022-09-19
Labour Court overturns sea-fishing worker’s breaks decision
DWT2235
Working hours, holidays and breaks
Original decision
2022-09-19
WRC dismisses unfair dismissal complaint after hearing absence
ADJ-00035943
Unfair dismissal
Original decision
2022-09-19
WRC finds Kevin Lynch’s wage complaint against Mount Wolseley out of time
ADJ-00034411
Unpaid wages and pay
Original decision
2022-09-19
WRC rejects pharmacy customer’s disability discrimination and accommodation claims
ADJ-00032144
Discrimination and equality
Original decision
2022-09-19
WRC rejects welder’s unfair dismissal complaint after workplace altercation
ADJ-00031768
Unfair dismissal
Original decision
2022-09-19
Eli Lilly underpayment complaint dismissed after complainant missed hearing
ADJ-00023783
Unpaid wages and pay
Original decision
2022-09-17
Labour Court rejects Bus Éireann driver's safety penalisation appeal
HSD225
Health and safety penalisation
Original decision
2022-09-16
WRC disallows former director’s redundancy appeal
ADJ-00031222
Redundancy
Original decision
2022-09-16
WRC finds Nessa Coffey was not unfairly dismissed by Kentz Management
ADJ-00031221
Redundancy Unfair dismissal
Original decision
2022-09-16
WRC awards Anthony Feeney €2,520 for missing written employment terms
ADJ-00029580
Unfair dismissal Contracts and notice
Original decision
2022-09-16
Irish Rail defeats disability discrimination complaints over two job applications
ADJ-00027184
Discrimination and equality
Original decision
2022-09-15
Labour Court says Brendan Dolan can appeal WRC time-limit decision
PDD224
Whistleblowing (protected disclosures)
Original decision
2022-09-15
Labour Court allows Brendan Dolan’s appeal of WRC time-limit decision to proceed
HSD226
Health and safety penalisation
Original decision
2022-09-15
WRC awards Traveller man €2,000 over skip-hire discrimination
ADJ-00034333
Discrimination and equality
Original decision
2022-09-15
WRC dismisses race discrimination claim over coughing at hearing
ADJ-00020715
Discrimination and equality
Original decision
2022-09-14
WRC complaint over face-covering request fails after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00037175
Discrimination and equality
Original decision
2022-09-14
Kelly Rattigan wins statutory redundancy entitlement against NSR Engineering
ADJ-00036155
Redundancy
Original decision
2022-09-14
Louth County Council correctly paid public holiday entitlement, WRC finds
ADJ-00034977
Working hours, holidays and breaks
Original decision
2022-09-14
WRC rejects tenant’s HAP discrimination complaint against landlord
ADJ-00030455
Discrimination and equality
Original decision
2022-09-14
WRC rejects fixed-term worker member’s complaint against department
ADJ-00030250
Fixed-term and part-time workers
Original decision
2022-09-14
Department ordered to pay Labour Court member €3,000 over fixed-term contract
ADJ-00028096
Fixed-term and part-time workers Discrimination and equality
Original decision
2022-09-13
WRC rejects bus driver's redundancy claim against Liams Bus Hire
ADJ-00037280
Redundancy
Original decision
2022-09-13
WRC orders Ok Consultancy Ltd. to pay former legal executive €4,500 in wages
ADJ-00034843
Unpaid wages and pay
Original decision
2022-09-12
Labour Court upholds rejection of Bus Eireann driver's working-time appeal
RTD223
Original decision
2022-09-12
Labour Court orders Bus Éireann to pay driver for hours worked
PWD2241
Unpaid wages and pay
Original decision
2022-09-12
Employability Mayo ordered to pay worker €794.82 over wage deductions
ADJ-00036436
Unpaid wages and pay
Original decision
2022-09-12
WRC declines unfair dismissal case against dissolved company
ADJ-00018893
Unfair dismissal
Original decision
2022-09-12
WRC declines unfair dismissal case against dissolved company
ADJ-00018888
Unfair dismissal
Original decision
2022-09-09
Plumber entitled to statutory redundancy payment after 24 years’ service
ADJ-00037096
Redundancy
Original decision
2022-09-09
Laurel Lodge’s refusal to interview applicant over Covid certificate did not amount to religious discrimination
ADJ-00036423
Discrimination and equality
Original decision
2022-09-09
WRC finds oyster farm worker entitled to statutory redundancy payment
ADJ-00035442
Redundancy
Original decision
2022-09-08
WRC finds Sylvia Morgan’s unfair dismissal complaint out of time
ADJ-00033037
Unfair dismissal
Original decision
2022-09-08
WRC finds Izabela Duszkiewicz’s dismissal by Gategourmet Dublin was fair
ADJ-00031273
Unfair dismissal
Original decision
2022-09-08
WRC rejects Seamus Rigney’s age discrimination complaint against Moss Bros
ADJ-00030645
Discrimination and equality Redundancy
Original decision
2022-09-07
Labour Court upholds pregnancy discrimination finding against Aveo Foods, awards €10,000
EDA2222
Discrimination and equality
Original decision
2022-09-07
Helena Davis’s three remaining WRC complaints against Dye and Durham fail
ADJ-00032409
Unpaid wages and pay Contracts and notice Unfair dismissal
Original decision
2022-09-07
WRC rules against Olanrewaju in race discrimination complaint against Maxol
ADJ-00029039
Discrimination and equality
Original decision
2022-09-06
WRC awards Eileen O’Haire-O’Malley a redundancy lump sum
ADJ-00036725
Redundancy
Original decision
2022-09-06
WRC rejects Shaun Walton’s discrimination complaint against Fields Supervalu Skibbereen
ADJ-00033821
Discrimination and equality
Original decision
2022-09-06
WRC orders Limerick landlord to pay €3,000 over HAP discrimination
ADJ-00033765
Discrimination and equality · Limerick
Original decision
2022-09-06
WRC lacked jurisdiction over Moy Oil unfair-dismissal complaint
ADJ-00027640
Unfair dismissal
Original decision
2022-09-05
Labour Court overturns €16,794 unfair dismissal award after finding claim was out of time
UDD2254
Unfair dismissal
Original decision
2022-09-05
Labour Court recommends staged pay rises and €750 bonus for Kyte Powertech workers
LCR22645
Industrial relations disputes
Original decision
2022-09-05
WRC dismisses plasterer’s pay complaint after finding he was self-employed
ADJ-00036859
Unpaid wages and pay
Original decision
2022-09-02
WRC dismisses plasterer’s pay complaint after finding he was self-employed
ADJ-00036858
Unpaid wages and pay
Original decision
2022-09-02
Parkfly ordered to pay Plamen Danev €2,666.40 in notice pay
ADJ-00035781
Unpaid wages and pay
Original decision
2022-09-01
Labour Court rejects Patricia Barrett’s appeal against Camphill Communities
PWD2240
Unpaid wages and pay
Original decision
2022-09-01
Redundancy payment claim against Castle Durrow found not well founded
ADJ-00036905
Redundancy
Original decision
2022-09-01
WRC complaint against O'Dwyer Property Management dismissed after hearing absences
ADJ-00036866
Working hours, holidays and breaks
Original decision
2022-09-01
WRC finds barber Charlie Peronius entitled to redundancy payment
ADJ-00035097
Redundancy
Original decision