WRC and Labour Court decisions, May 2024
All 206 WRC and Labour Court decisions dated May 2024, newest first, with the outcome, any award and a link to the original decision.
WRC dismisses discrimination complaint against Convention Centre Dublin
ADJ-00048968
WRC rules against Niamh Browne after she misses hearing
ADJ-00048385
Worker’s protected-disclosure complaint fails at WRC
ADJ-00046871
WRC rejects Brenda Cummins’s constructive dismissal complaint
ADJ-00045324
WRC rejects discrimination complaint against Moore Cleaning Services
ADJ-00044732
WRC dismisses wage complaint after neither party attends hearing
ADJ-00026898
Labour Court sets aside WRC ruling in Metropolitan Films appeal
FTD245
WRC finds worker’s complaint not well founded after conduct ends hearing
ADJ-00049819
WRC rejects Lanxin Zhao’s working time, equal pay and wages complaints
ADJ-00049661
Working hours, holidays and breaks Discrimination and equality Unpaid wages and pay
WRC finds Maureen Power left Garryowen project voluntarily
ADJ-00048874
WRC rules it cannot hear HSE worker’s €924 wage-deduction complaint
ADJ-00048522
Bus Éireann ordered to pay €4,000 after guide dog discrimination finding
ADJ-00048460
Next Retail manager’s safety and disclosure complaints not well founded
ADJ-00043690
WRC rejects protected disclosure complaint against Minister for Defence on procedural grounds
ADJ-00043269
Labour Court sets aside decision against Metropolitan Films International Limited
TED2411
Labour Court varies Clarity Engagement Solutions’ award to John Bird
PWD2432
WRC recommends local authority appoint grievance investigator within four weeks
IR - SC - 00002205
WRC unable to recommend in worker’s favour in transfer and bullying dispute
IR - SC - 00001969
WRC recommends independent investigation of employee’s grievances
IR - SC - 00001131
WRC rejects Zara Yaffe’s constructive dismissal claim against Weir & Sons
ADJ-00048762
Vikki Keenan’s family-status discrimination complaint against Allergy Standards Ltd fails
ADJ-00047591
South Dublin County Council defeats housing discrimination complaint
ADJ-00046343
WRC finds Michelle Hynes’s complaint against Dv8 Fashion not well founded
ADJ-00044561
WRC awards chauffeur €750 in working-time case against Embassy of India
ADJ-00043078
WRC rejects cleaner’s fixed-term work complaint against An Garda Síochána
ADJ-00036381
Labour Court sets aside redundancy ruling for Mark Sutton
RPD2413
Labour Court sets aside redundancy ruling for Tanya Ray
RPD2412
Labour Court sets aside Angela Birch’s redundancy award
RPD2411
Labour Court sets aside Jimmy Bell’s redundancy award
RPD2410
WRC declines to hear Grace Myslinski’s late pay and leave complaints
ADJ-00050562
WRC finds Cork County Council deduction was authorised
ADJ-00050185
Worker awarded €2,339.70 in wage claim against Balford
ADJ-00050092
WRC rejects Nicole Gilbert’s unfair dismissal complaint against Apollonia Dental
ADJ-00049967
WRC awards barista €1,356 over missing employment terms
ADJ-00049429
Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks Unfair dismissal · Cork
WRC orders Hoxha Foods to pay worker €2,900 in wages
ADJ-00049076
WRC orders AMR to pay security guard €2,900 in wages
ADJ-00049075
Joiner awarded €4,951.80 after Coolaney Carpentry closure
ADJ-00048215
WRC rejects Lisa Schneider’s redundancy payment complaint against Majorel
ADJ-00046656
WRC dismisses Siobhan O’Connor’s disability discrimination complaint after she misses hearing
ADJ-00046625
WRC awards barber’s former employee €2,200 for unpaid annual leave
ADJ-00046609
WRC awards Tudor Mereacre €170 for notice breach by Northway Personnel
ADJ-00045728
Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks Unfair dismissal · Meath
Northway Personnel ordered to pay €160 over notice breach
ADJ-00045721
Contracts and notice Unfair dismissal Working hours, holidays and breaks · Meath
WRC finds home tutor was not an employee of Department of Education
ADJ-00041984
WRC rejects Department of Education home tutor’s claim to employee status
ADJ-00036976
Tiler awarded €420 for unpaid work
ADJ-00050192
Fedex Sunday premium complaint found not well founded after claimant’s absence
ADJ-00049289
WRC awards €10,000 to cleaner harassed and discriminatorily dismissed on gender grounds
ADJ-00047206
WRC orders Northway Personnel to pay Ghenadie Muravschi €160 for insufficient notice
ADJ-00045727
Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks Unfair dismissal · Meath
Digital River Ireland ordered to pay €168,682.09 after WRC finds dismissal unfair
ADJ-00043952
Bernie Crawford awarded €6,350 for unpaid wages by WRC
ADJ-00038786
Unpaid wages and pay Unfair dismissal Fixed-term and part-time workers
WRC complaint against Mullins Foodstore ended after neither side attended
ADJ-00029162
Labour Court rules it lacked jurisdiction over Sean Reilly’s holiday pay complaint
DWT2420
Labour Court rules it cannot hear Sean Reilly’s part-time work complaint
PTD242
Labour Court recommends talks on Tusla job-evaluation scheme
LCR22967
Labour Court varies ruling on Sean Reilly’s fixed-term work complaint
FTD244
Labour Court rules it cannot hear Sean Reilly’s fixed-term work complaint
FTD243
Labour Court rules it lacked jurisdiction in Sean Reilly fixed-term work appeal
FTD242
Labour Court varies annual leave decision over jurisdiction
DWT2419
Labour Court finds it had no jurisdiction over Sean Reilly’s public holiday pay appeal
DWT2418
WRC awards Sylwia Ignacok €2,380.87 in Caremark Galway case
ADJ-00043205
WRC recommends €2,000 compensation for worker unfairly dismissed during probation
ADJ-00049666
Musgrave Wholesale Partners wins bonus pay complaint by former employee
ADJ-00048568
Tallaght hospital worker’s unfair dismissal complaint ruled out of time
ADJ-00046177
WRC awards €10,000 to woman after finding disability discrimination
ADJ-00045072
Dundalk Institute wins age discrimination complaint over confined recruitment
ADJ-00041095
Desmond Murphy awarded €338.32 for unpaid public holidays
ADJ-00039678
Cathy Guirke awarded €8,000 after unfair dismissal finding against school board
ADJ-00034712
Unfair dismissal Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks
WRC recommends agreed committee and training arrangements for supervisor
IR - SC - 00002301
Dundalk Institute of Technology ordered to pay €2,000 over employment terms
ADJ-00045012
WRC complaint not upheld after beauty therapist missed hearing
IR - SC - 00001962
WRC recommends shop worker and shop owner accept two earlier decisions
IR - SC - 00001226
WRC rejects written employment terms complaint after worker misses hearing
ADJ-00049814
WRC orders Deansbridge Couriers to pay €1,000 for unpaid annual leave
ADJ-00043168
WRC could not hear Somy Thomas’s unfair dismissal complaint against HSE
ADJ-00024529
WRC rejects Somy Thomas’s race discrimination and victimisation complaints against Beaumont Hospital
ADJ-00020809
Labour Court sets aside ruling and awards Department worker €195.67
PWD2431
WRC recommends no further action on worker’s trade dispute
IR - SC - 00000959
Carcharger EV ordered to pay €300 in annual leave complaint
ADJ-00050468
WRC rejects HSE victimisation complaint over information delays
ADJ-00049901
WRC orders Panscape to pay worker €1,630.20 over wage deduction
ADJ-00048709
WRC rejects Alan Walsh’s disability discrimination complaint against HSE
ADJ-00046086
Bank of Ireland wins discrimination case over declined mortgage
ADJ-00044159
Kilsaran Concrete defeats worker’s constructive dismissal and safety complaints
ADJ-00043831
WRC recommends fresh application for acting-up allowance review
IR - SC - 00001974
Ishal Singh awarded €2,500 after work-permit cost deducted from wages
ADJ-00049801
Agnieszka Schoen awarded redundancy entitlement and six weeks’ notice pay
ADJ-00049712
Bernadette Corry wins redundancy and notice claims after service station closure
ADJ-00049421
Tina Kelly awarded six weeks’ notice pay and redundancy entitlement
ADJ-00049295
Centra Eastwall ordered to pay worker €547.40 in wages
ADJ-00049243
WRC awards Daryl Malone €5,000 for unfair dismissal
ADJ-00046856
WRC rejects three complaints after worker misses hearing
ADJ-00045427
WRC rejects Katarzyna Makarewicz’s leave, holiday pay and dismissal claims
ADJ-00045130
WRC finds Wesley Gibbons lacked standing in fixed-term work claim
ADJ-00036382
WRC finds Jenny Kelly’s fixed-term work complaint against An Garda Síochána not well founded
ADJ-00036376
WRC finds Amy Kelly’s fixed-term work complaint against An Garda Síochána not well founded
ADJ-00036371
WRC awards Trevor Orr €500 over bakery contract date
ADJ-00031738
Labour Court overturns redundancy award after finding youth worker transferred to Star
RPD249
Labour Court upholds Pfizer decision after worker misses appeal hearing
EDA2421
Labour Court upholds Pfizer decision after Delores Lenihan misses appeal hearing
EDA2420
WRC rejects chef’s complaints over working hours and breaks
ADJ-00050193
WRC upholds Anne Doyle’s redundancy and notice complaints
ADJ-00050063
WRC grants Biggi Sund redundancy entitlement and six weeks’ notice pay
ADJ-00049730
WRC awards €500 over annual leave carried across to Bidvest Noonan
ADJ-00049463
WRC finds five employment complaints against Barry Whitelaw not well founded
ADJ-00046861
WRC awards worker €2,966.31 over overtime terms
ADJ-00037227
Labour Court overturns Aaron O’Sullivan’s redundancy award
RPD245
Labour Court recommends treating Sidetrade dismissal dispute as resolved
LCR22964
Deirdre Kenny awarded statutory redundancy lump sum
ADJ-00050732
WRC rejects Derek Darbey’s pay complaint over settlement agreement
ADJ-00049025
WRC says it had no jurisdiction over 14-year-old’s complaint against Sport Direct
ADJ-00048786
WRC finds unfair dismissal complaint against Annie’s Kitchen not well-founded
ADJ-00048647
WRC says it lacked jurisdiction over CSO worker’s late fixed-term complaint
ADJ-00048374
WRC dismisses two working-time complaints after employee misses hearing
ADJ-00047145
Working hours, holidays and breaks Industrial relations disputes Discrimination and equality
WRC dismisses Fares Sabbagh’s discrimination complaint against Yahya Al Hussein
ADJ-00046269
WRC rules it cannot hear Stephen Murphy’s three complaints against Plaza Hotel
ADJ-00043131
Unfair dismissal Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks
Labour Court overturns Mark Davis redundancy ruling
RPD248
WRC recommends €1,500 payment after worker missed promotion deadline on leave
IR - SC - 00001899
5 Star Facility Services ordered to pay worker €845
ADJ-00049776
Transfer of undertakings (TUPE) Contracts and notice · Limerick
Bgs Security ordered to pay Prakash Kumar €3,220.62 in wages
ADJ-00049714
WRC awards Shane Coyle €720 and €540.24 in Kells Hire Centre case
ADJ-00048788
WRC rules it cannot hear Luca Avalle’s unfair dismissal claim after severance agreement
ADJ-00048778
WRC dismisses Radu Ciocanari’s wage complaint after he misses hearing
ADJ-00048152
WRC awards former hair salon director €78,000 for unfair dismissal
ADJ-00040476
Unfair dismissal Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks
Labour Court overturns dismissal of chef’s claim and awards €3,002.84
TED2410
Labour Court grants David Hasala statutory redundancy entitlement
RPD246
Labour Court awards David Hasala €1,501.42 in minimum notice appeal
MND245
WRC recommends next available line manager post for worker permanently demoted after reverse picking
IR-SC-00001606
WRC recommends no further action over workplace investigation
IR - SC - 00001450
WRC recommends €850 over flaws in bullying grievance investigation
IR - SC - 00000454
WRC finds Ian McLoughlin’s complaints not well founded
ADJ-00048934
WRC dismisses landlord HAP discrimination complaint
ADJ-00048726
WRC rejects worker’s claim for acting-up pay
ADJ-00047101
WRC finds no discrimination in Saffron Franey complaint against Six By Nico
ADJ-00046973
WRC awards post office worker €2,190 over business transfer
ADJ-00045885
Ideal Fire ordered to pay €1,000 after unfair dismissal
ADJ-00045715
WRC awards childcare worker €1,960 for constructive dismissal
ADJ-00044670
WRC awards €2,480.24 after Asba Meats unfair dismissal
ADJ-00044277
Fohntechgroup worker loses redundancy appeal over Limerick posting
ADJ-00049834
WRC orders 9th Impact Ltd to pay worker €2,952.84 in wages
ADJ-00049285
Giancarlo Riozzi entitled to statutory redundancy payment after WRC ruling
ADJ-00047292
WRC rejects Annie Dalton’s discrimination complaint against Waterford Leader Partnership
ADJ-00044630
WRC dismisses Yantnarys Gonzalez Martinez’s payment complaint after hearing absence
ADJ-00043375
HSE wins unfair dismissal case brought by senior occupational therapist
ADJ-00042679
WRC duplicate unfair dismissal complaint refers to companion decision
ADJ-00042676
WRC rejects childcare worker’s constructive dismissal and employment-terms complaints
ADJ-00040607
WRC dispute dismissed after driver failed to attend hearing
ADJ-00034405
Labour Court sets aside Catherine Duncan’s redundancy entitlement
RPD247
Labour Court appeal over minimum-wage claim fails
MWD241
Labour Court recommends no concession of worker’s claim to Director of Service role
LCR22960
Labour Court recommends €2,000 for worker’s unpaid mileage expenses
LCR22957
Labour Court awards €5,000 to woman dismissed after raising working-time concerns
DWT2417
Unfair dismissal complaint against Village At Lyons ruled out of time
ADJ-00050008
Malgorzata Sutor awarded €1,618 after WRC upholds written-terms complaint
ADJ-00048040
WRC orders Brampton Care Home to pay George Boyden €567.50
ADJ-00047950
Ceramicx ordered to pay €1,500 over daily-rest breach
ADJ-00045970
Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks Discrimination and equality
WRC rejects age discrimination complaint over retirement at 65
ADJ-00040284
Labour Court upholds time-bar ruling in dental nurse’s appeal
TUD247
WRC finds Fiona Duke’s written-terms complaint was not well founded
ADJ-00050427
HSE ordered to pay €1,000 after WRC discrimination finding over recruitment qualification
ADJ-00049414
WRC awards Pat O'Connell €2,548 for notice and employment-terms breaches
ADJ-00047209
Redundancy Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks
WRC rejects employee’s constructive-dismissal and final-pay complaints
ADJ-00046537
WRC awards Seamus Brett €5,000 after finding unfair dismissal
ADJ-00045078
WRC rejects tutor’s discrimination and fixed-term complaints against Galway Roscommon Etb
ADJ-00043471
Discrimination and equality Fixed-term and part-time workers
McHugh Express wins three complaints after Martin Duffy’s dismissal
ADJ-00028615
Labour Court recommends former worker and Sky Handling Partner treat dispute as resolved
LCR22959
WRC awards Minodora Pit €750 over public-holiday pay
ADJ-00050342
Remus Ovidiu Dragoi’s minimum wage complaint against Gcb Security &Facilities Ltd found not well-founded
ADJ-00050005
WRC awards Liam Krewer €2,222 gross in unpaid wages
ADJ-00049339
WRC awards Gabrielius Stasys €20 over wage deduction
ADJ-00048438
Minodora Pit wins statutory redundancy entitlement after El Vino closes
ADJ-00048398
WRC rejects Tesco manager’s unfair dismissal complaint as out of time
ADJ-00048166
WRC awards Anita Maher €3,729.20 in notice pay after nursery closure
ADJ-00047902
Redundancy Contracts and notice Working hours, holidays and breaks
International Glass Co. Ltd accepted liability for Justin Ward’s redundancy claim
ADJ-00047450
WRC rejects landlord discrimination complaint; separate claim withdrawn
ADJ-00047279
WRC finds We Are Defiant owes former worker €3,350 in expenses
ADJ-00046517
WRC says it cannot hear complaint over alleged conduct at licensed premises
ADJ-00046239
Thermo Fisher bonus complaint fails at WRC
ADJ-00045170
WRC rules six complaints by Mihai Vlad Vizitiu were out of time
ADJ-00045128
Contracts and notice Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks
Lidl dismissal complaint fails at WRC
ADJ-00038935
WRC dismisses protected disclosures complaint after complainant misses hearing
ADJ-00050556
WRC recommends €1,500 for language teacher unfairly dismissed during probation
ADJ-00049709
WRC awards Grzegorz Podulka €1,628.30 over unpaid notice
ADJ-00045529
WRC rejects Zlatko Lazar’s dismissal and contract complaints
ADJ-00044797
WRC awards Bernadette Ryan €10,000 in equal-pay discrimination case
ADJ-00043036
WRC recommends €2,000 after grievance policy left no independent route
IR - SC - 00001446
WRC complaint over alleged unpaid bonuses fails after worker misses hearing
ADJ-00049867
WRC rejects three complaints against Forest View Transport; fourth withdrawn
ADJ-00049528
Working hours, holidays and breaks Contracts and notice Unpaid wages and pay
WRC rejects worker’s dismissal claim against information technology company
ADJ-00049466
Riverside Spa ordered to pay former worker €3,692 in WRC case
ADJ-00049313
Contracts and notice Unpaid wages and pay Working hours, holidays and breaks
WRC rejects David Marsa’s complaints over €2,500 laptop deduction
ADJ-00049201
Truck driver qualifies for redundancy lump sum after lay-off
ADJ-00049052
WRC rejects Stacey Moloney’s constructive dismissal complaint
ADJ-00048721
David Byrne wins redundancy appeal against Jayden & Preston Ltd t/a Parcel King
ADJ-00048687
WRC lacks jurisdiction over later-added safety complaint
ADJ-00048186
WRC complaint by Ellen Collins against Vantage Bars Limited not well founded after she misses hearing
ADJ-00047627
WRC complaint by Thomas Collins against Vantage Bars Limited not well founded after he misses hearing
ADJ-00047625
WRC awards Lia Lawrence €2,000 after finding disability discrimination in dismissal
ADJ-00046921
Unpaid wages and pay Contracts and notice Discrimination and equality
WRC awards Stacey Lyons €700 over missing employment terms
ADJ-00046162
WRC awards Bruno Batista €1,500 for unfair dismissal
ADJ-00044231
Contracts and notice Unfair dismissal Discrimination and equality
WRC dismisses Adrian Caulfield’s loan discrimination complaint
ADJ-00042815
Labour Court rejects John Arkins’s unfair dismissal appeal
UDD2414
Labour Court upholds rejection of John Arkins’s minimum notice claim
MND243
WRC awards Graham Fitzpatrick €7,000 in wages complaint
ADJ-00050235
WRC finds Adam Haskins was not unfairly dismissed
ADJ-00049520
WRC dismisses Sejal Tandel’s unfair dismissal claim over severance waiver
ADJ-00047888
WRC awards Domino’s worker €13,000 after finding gender discrimination and sexual harassment
ADJ-00044923
Discrimination and equality Working hours, holidays and breaks